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to dorsal, and similarly developed, sometimes di.vided by a notch in 

 fully developed males. Pectoral f to once length of head, reaching 

 beyond base of ventral, which is small and midway between end of 

 snout and base of caudal in males, or a little nearer latter in females. 

 Caudal rounded in femnle, more or less distinctly trilobate, with some 

 of the rays produced, in male. Caudal peduncle a little longer than 

 deep. 30-34 scales in longitudinal series, 24-2G round body in front 

 of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a more or less distinct series of 



Fis. 20. 





Fandnlus (jnlarif. 

 Types, S 2 (P. Z. S. 1901). |. 



pits. Yellowish-olive or olive-brown, with purplish-red markings, 

 which, in the male, are large and form a band on each side of the head, 

 which maybe continued along the body, in addition to smaller spots and 

 vermiculations. the band passing round to the other side over the lower 

 jaw; a streak or a series of purple or crimson spots across the end 

 of the pectoral and along the dorsal and anal, and usually two on the 

 caudal ; male with a median band of purplish red on the branchiostegal 

 membrane. In a larger var. ccerulea (var. A, Arnold), the body of the 

 male is bluish with red vertical bars and the caudal is yellow in the 

 middle and blue above and below. 



Total leni^th 105 millim. 



Niger Delta, Cameroon. 



Agberi. 



l-O. Typo>. 



7-lG. Ad. & hgr. 

 17-18, 10-20. Ad. 

 21, 22-23, 21-27. Ad. & h^v,-. 



Wani. 



Nii>er Dehn. 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (P.). 

 (C). 

 Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



7. FUNDULUS ARNOLUI. 



Bouleng. Ann.& Mag. N. 11. (8) ii. 1008, p. 29 ; Paul Arnold, Bl. Aq. Terr. 1908, 

 p. 585, pi. — . fig. 1, and Woeli. Aq. Terr. 11)11, p. ('.02, fig. ; Trilber, Bl. Aq. 

 T<'rr. 11)1-2, p. .35 J, fig. 



IJepth of body 4^ to 5^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3j 



