194 CYPEINID.^. 



entirely covering tlic cheek in the adult, the second narrow and not 

 extending posteriorly beyond centre of eye. Gill-rakers few and short. 

 Dorsal III 7-8, above space between ventrals and anal, originating 

 midway between nostrils or eye and root of candal ; first branched ray 

 longest, I to f length of head. Anal III 10-12, first branched ray 

 longest, ^ to f length of head. Pectoral acutely pointed, as long as or 

 a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; latter much shorter, not 

 reaching vent. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1| times as long 

 as deep. Scales with radiating striae, 36-40 s!:^!, 2-2^ between lateral 

 line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Uniform silvery, darker 

 on the back ; fins whitish. 



Total length 95 millim. 



Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel and Blue Nile ; Orno ; Niger. 



1-2. Ad. Duiuiettu Nile, ncur >SjiiiianiUKl. L. Loat, Esq. ((^). 



a-5. Ad. „ „ Barrage. „ 



('). Ad. Tiosetta Nile, near Bairage. „ 



7-11. Ad. Gliiza, near Cairo. C'upt. IS. Flower (P.). 



12-U. Ad. t Beni Souef, Lower Nile. L. Loat, Esq. (C). 



li^r. 

 ir)-18. Ad. vt Canal near Lnxor. „ 



ligr. 

 iy-.'5.'i. Ad., ligr., Regulator near Luxor. „ 



& yg. 

 ;{4-yi5. A<1., ligr., Between linxor and Assuan. „ 



& yg. 

 84-t5G, c^7-117. Assiian. „ 



Ad. 

 118. Skel. 

 119-133. Ilgr. ct ^Y■M\y Haifa. 



yg. 



134-142. Hgr. & Onidnrnian. „ 



yg"- 



143-14G. Ad. & AVad Medine, Blue Nile. Capt. S. Flower (P.). 



yg- 



147-156. Hgr. Rosaires, Blue Nile. 



157. Hgr. Gondokoro, Bahr-el-Gebel. L. Loat, Esq. (C). 



158-159. Hgr. Onio R., between Malo and Prof. 0. Neumann (C). 



Koslia. 



IGO-lGl. Ad. Jebba, Upper Niger. Dr. C. Christy (P.). 



1G2-1G3. Ad. & Ossomari, Lower Niger. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (('.). 



hgr. 



