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CYPRINODONTID.l!:. 



reaching beyond base of ventral ; latter small, nearer end of snout than 

 root of caudal. Caudal rounded, as lon<^ as head. Caudal peduncle 

 longer than' deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal scries, 16 round body 

 in front of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Yellowish, scales edged with 

 brown ; a blackish lateral streak along the lower half of the body, from 



Haplodnlus katctnc/a'. 

 Type. f. 



the pectoral fin to the root of the caudal ; fins uniform greyish, or 

 dorsal and anal with small dark dots at the base. 



Total length 25 millim. 



Katanga. — Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 

 1-2. Types. Lubumbashi R., near EHzabetliville. M. Poppe (C). 



3-8. Ad. EHzubethville. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 



;}0. HAPLOCHILUS (^ABIND^. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 11*11, p. 204, and Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. 

 ii. 3, p. 21 (li)12). 

 Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 J to of times in total length. 

 Head flat above ; snout much shorter than eye ; mouth directed 



rijr. 55. 



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Ilapluchilus cabhuUe. 

 Type, f 



upwards, lower jaw slightly projecting ; eye 2f times in length of liead, 

 a little less than interorbital width ; prseorbital ^ diameter of eye. 

 Dorsal 8-9, originating at equal distance from head and from root of 

 caudal, or nearer latter, above middle of anal ; longest rays J length 



