252 



CICHLID.E. 



shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, 

 reaching origin of anal or not quite so far. Ventral reaching vent or 

 a little heyond. Caudal feehly emairginate, the rays covered with small 

 scales. Caudal peduncle IJ to IJ times as long as deep. Scales finely 

 denticulate, 33-35 jf^j-j; ; lateral lines pijy. Brownish above, silvery 

 beneath, with a blackish lateral stripe from the opercular spot to the 

 root of the caudal ; a second stripe may be present between the upper 

 lateral line and the dorsal fin ; both these stripes may be broken up 



Fig. 169. 



Tdapia Icirlii. 

 'J\|H', aftei' Giiuther (P. '/.. 8. 18!);5). 'i. 



int(j spots; soft dorsal and caudal with small dark and light spots 

 foiniing more or less regular series. 



Total length 100 millim. 



Lake Nyassa and U])per Shire. 



1-5. Types. Luke Xyassa iuiil Upper Shire. 



7. Skcl. 

 <S-17. Vn-, 

 LS -22. A, I. 



L. Nyassa. 



It 

 Fort Joliiisfoii. 

 Fpp<'i' Sliii'f', 



/o'liliii, ti<-r wcfii the Upper 

 Sliii-.' iiiiil L, Sliirwa. 



A. Whyte, Esq. (( '.) ; 



Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 

 Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.). 



?? 

 Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 

 Dr. P. Hcn.lcll (('.) ; 



Sir n. IF. Johnston (P.). 

 A. Whyte. Es(p (U) : 



Sir II. H. Johnsfoii ( 1'. ). 



