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CICIILTD.E. 



1. HAPLOTAXODON MICROLEPIS. 



Bouleng. t. c. p. i^)G(j, \)\. wxviii. fig. 2. 



Depth of body o-h to 3-| times in total length, length of head 3 J to 3f 

 times. Head about twice as long as broad ; snout much shorter than eye, 

 chin very prominent ; eye very large, 2| to 3 times in length of head (chin 

 included), much exceeding interorbital width ; mouth not extending to 

 below anterior border of eye ; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- 

 rakers long and slender, closely set, 18 to 21 on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal XVII-XVIII 11-13; spines strong, equal in length from tl\e 

 ninth or tenth, ^ length of head ; longest soft rays about | length of head. 



Fiff. 303. 



llaiAotaxodon hiicrolepis. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). f 



Anal 111 9; spines very strong, third ^ length of head, i^ectoral sliglitly 

 shorter than head, not extending to origin of anal. Ventral produced 

 into a filament extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal dee])ly notched. 

 Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 70-77 .,3 .,4 ; lateral 

 lines :^^I44 ; 4 or 5 series of scales between the lateral lines in front. 

 Olive or grey above, shading off to silvery white below ; four or five dark 

 bars may be present across the back, and a dark spot at the base of tlie 

 candal ; dorsal and caudal grey-brown, with yellowish-white large round 

 spots; anal and ventrals white, tinged with yellow. 



Total length 210 millim. 



T>ake Tanganyika. 



Nianikolo. Dr. AV. A C'nnniiigton (C). 



Ka'^angn. 



Ka<a\va. ,, 



Tn!... 



1. Type. 



2. Typo. 

 W. Sl«-1. 

 •I. A.I. 



I'r. L. StnpiHTH ((\). 



