4G CYPRINODONTIDJ?:. 



above anterior third of anal ; posterior rays longest, i- to | length of 

 head. Anal 14-15, pointed like the dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, 

 reaching beyond base of ventral ; latter nearer end of snout than root of 

 caudal. Caudal rounded, nearly as long as head. Caudal peduncle 1 

 to 1^ times as long as deep. 27-29 scales in longitudinal series, 10-18 

 round body in front of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Yellowish, more 

 brownish on the back, where the scales have darker outlines ; a 

 dark lateral streak sometimes present; fins greyish or pur]dish. 



Total length 55 millim. 



L^kes Tanganyika and Victoria. 



\^i]. Types. Kitiitu, L. Tunganyika. Dr. W. A. Cnniiington (C). 



4-."). Ad. Sanil)ala 1^., Tj. Taiignnyikn. Di-. I.. Stappers (<*.). 



C.-ll. Ad. & ligr. laifuko 1{., 

 11^-21. Typos. Enlchho, L. Victoria. Mr. E. Degen (C). 



22. Ad. Sessc Id?., „ Dr. E. Bayon (C.) ; Genoa 



Museum (P.). 



4. HAPLOCHILUS CHRISTYI, sp. n. 

 Depth of body 4 to 4| times in total length, length of head 3j to 

 4 times. Head flat above ; snout broad, rounded, shorter than eye ; 

 mouth directed upwards; lower jaw slightly projecting; eye 2| to 



times in length of head, about 1 J times in intevorbital width ; pree- 

 orbital very narrow. Dorsal 10-11, originating twice as far from eye as 

 from root of caudal, above middle of anal ; posterior rays longest, as long 

 as or a little longer than head in male shorter in female. Anal 14-15. 

 Pectoral f to f length of head, not leaching base of ventral ; latter 

 small, equally distant from end of snout and from root of caudal, or a 

 little nearer former. Caudal rounded, as long as head in female, a little 

 longer in male. Caudal peduncle \| to 2 times as long as deep. 32 to 

 34 scales in hnigitudinal series, 5:!i-24 round body in front of ventrals ; 

 lateral line represented by a mere or less distinct series of shallow pits. 

 Yellowish or pale olive above, the scales edged with darker ; male with 

 more or less numerous carniiuje spots, these spots absent or very small in 

 the female ; fins of mule with round carmine spots, caudal with an upper 

 and a lower carmine edge. 



Total length 50 millim. 



Lindi lliver, Congo. — Types in Congo Museum, Tervucrcn. 



1 10. Types. Lindi K. Dr. C. Christy (0.). 



