470 



CICHLID^. 



about I length of head. Ventral produced into a filament, extending 

 beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle as long 

 as deep. Scales 36-40 ^^; lateral lines ^l Uniform brown, or 



FijT. .322. 





La))ij>7'oIo!/ns ^nodesttis. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1898). |. 



yellowish witli 7 brown bars across the back ; soft dorsal and caudal 

 with round blackish spots. 



Total length 85 millim. 



T.ake Tanganyika. 



1. Type. Mhity Rocks. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 



2 Typo. Kinyamkolo. „ 



[\. Hgr. Koniba Bay. Dr. W. A. Ciinnington (('.). 



4. Skel. Alhortville. Capt. Hecq (0.). 



11. LAMPROLOGUS MOXDABU. 

 Bouleng. Tr. ZooL ISoc. xvii. 190G, p. 557, pi. xxxvi. fig. .*]. 



Depth of body Sf times in total length, length of head 3 times. 

 Head 2| to 2J times as long as broad, with slightly concave upper 

 profile ; snout pointed, Ij to 2 times as long as eye, which is 4| to 5 

 times in length of head and equal to or slightly less than interorbital 

 width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; 6 large canines in 

 front of each jaw, followed by a rather broad band of minute villiform 

 teeth ; lateral teeth small ; cheek naked. Gill-rakers very short, 7 or 8 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIX 9 ; spines increasing in 

 length to the last, which measures f length of head ; soft dorsal acutely 

 pointed behind, longest ray measuring f length of head. Anal V 7, 

 last spine ^ length of head. Pectoral § length of head. Ventral 

 reaching origin of anal. Caudal slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 



