HAPLOCIIILUS. 73 



peduncle as long as deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal scries, 20 round 

 middle of body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a series of 

 pits. Pale brown above, yellowish beneath, with or without carmine 

 dots; lower part of sides with numerous vertical or oblique dark brown 

 or carmine narrow bars ; some dark spots may be present on the dorsal 

 and caudal fins. 



Total len<^tli 55 millim. 

 kSouthern Nigeria. 

 1-0. Types. Swamps between Aowurba tind ('apt. IL D. GarJ'ncr (P.). 



Awka, L. Niger. 

 7-8. „ Old Calabar. Mr. J. Paul Arnokl (P.). 



9. ,, Months of Niger. ,i 



10-11. Ad. 



3G. HAPLOCHILUS MACROSTIGMA. 

 Boideng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. I'.Ul, p. 208, and Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. 



ii. 3, p. 22 (1912) ; WolterstorfF, Bl. Aq. Terr. 1913, p. 83, fig. 

 Ilaplochiliis senefjalensis (non Steind.), Arnold, Woch. A*]. Terr. 1912, p. Gl, fig. ; 

 Trliber, Bl. A(i. Terr. 1912, p. 17, fig. 

 Depth of body 4J to 4^ times in total lengtli, length of head oj 

 to of times. Head flat above; snout as long as eye ; mouth directed 



llaidocliilus macrostifjma. 

 Type. A. 



upwards, lower jaw scarcely projecting; eye 3J to 3§ times in length of 

 head, IJ to 1| times in interorbital width; pricorbital very narrow. 

 Dorsal 8-9, originating twice as far from head as from root of caudal, 

 above posterior third or fourth of anal ; longest ray \ length of head. 

 Anal 15-16. Pectoral f to | length of head, reaching base of ventral 

 or a little beyond ; latter small, equally distant from end of snout and 

 from root of caudal. Caudal rounded-acuminate, longer than head. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 28-30 scales in longitudinal series, 

 18 round body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a series (jf 



