PELMATOCHROMrS. 



409 



yellowish beneath ; a dark opercular spot ; dorsal and caudal with round 

 dark spots, which may be replaced by rings. 



Total length 110 millim. 



Angola. — 'I'ype in Lisbon Museum. 

 1-2. Hot. & v>>-. PonantT Knina. Mossamedos. Dr. AV. J. Ansoroe (C). 



Tirr. 278. 



I'ehnalochroinis angolensis. 

 Pouan<i- Kuina. 



24. PELMATOCHROMIS MULTIOCELLATUS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xii. 1913, p. 484. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, which is 2f times in total 

 length. Head 2 J times as long as broad ; snout as long as broad, with 

 slightly convex upper profile, IJ times as long as eye, which is 4 times 

 in length of head, equals interorbital width, and slightly exceeds 

 prgeorbital depth ; mouth rather large, extending to below anterior 

 border of eye ; 2 series of teeth, outer rather large, 50 in upper jaw ; 

 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of 

 eye. Gill-rakers very short, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 

 XVI 10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length 

 of head ; longest soft ray about | length of head. Anal III 9 ; third 

 spine stronger but a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral f length 

 of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. \'entral reaching vent. 



