416 



CICHLTD.l::. 



Ventral produced into a filament, extending to vent or beyond. Caudal 

 feebly emarginate in the adult, truncate in the young. Caudal peduncle 

 ]^ to 1 J times as long as broad. Scales finely ctenoid, 33-37 ^^^^ ; lateral 

 Olive-brown, with or without oblique cross-bars of mother- 



lines 



20-25 

 13-18- 



of-pearl or silvery white, sometimes with ill-defined dark bars across the 

 the back ; a very distinct, blue-black opercular spot ; dorsal and anal 

 grey or blackish, often striated or spotted with white, the former edged 

 with yellow and black ; pectorals yellowish, ventrals white ; caudal with 

 white spots and yellow bars, and edged with black or blackish. 



Total length 130 millim. 

 Lake Tanganyika. 



Msanibu. 



1-8. Types 



9. ISkel. 

 10. Type. 

 11-12. Ad. 

 13-15. Yo-. 



N. end of L. TiinganyiUa. 

 Kazzaga Market. 

 Mshale. 



Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C. 



Dr. W. A. CUiunington (C). 



FiV. 285. 



Pehnatochro^nis spekil. 

 Type(F. N.). h 



30. PELMATOCHROMIS SPEKII. 



Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 190(',, p. 440, Fi^>li. Nile, p. 48G, pi. Ixxxviii. 

 fig. 2 (l'J07), and Ann. Mns. Genova, (3) v. 1911, !>. 09. 



Depth of body 2| to 3^ times in total length, length of head 2| to 

 25 times. Head large, 21 to 2h times as long as broad, with straight or 

 slightly concave upper profile ; snout a little longer than broad, 1 (young) 



