BATIIYBATES. 



431) 



J to |- length of head ; longest soft rays about ^ length of head. 

 Anal ill 10-17; spines feeble, third shorter than last dorsals. Pectoral 

 length of head, not extending to vertical of origin of anal. 



f to 



Fig. 299. 



Bathyhates ferox. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1898). 



Ventral not reaching vent. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle 

 nearly twice as long as deep. Scales very small and irregular on the 



7-8 



70-78 



back and below the lateral lines, 78-100 o^iob; lateral lines ^^ozi^ Bluish 



38-44^ 



grey or greenish blue above, white beneath ; longitudinal series of dark 

 spots may be present on the body, the largest above the upper lateral 

 line ; dorsal and anal bluish grey, pectorals, ventrals, and caudal 

 yellowish ; one or two dark streaks on the dorsal. 

 Total length 320 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. 



Piol'. .1. E. S. Moore ((".). 

 I)r. \V. A. < 'iimiinoioii (('.). 



Prof. d. E. S. Moore (C), 



Dr. E. iStappers (C). 



