CHILOGLANIS. 



485 



separated on the median line, forming 4 or 5 transverse series ; 6 man- 

 dibular teeth ; maxillary barbel scarcely longer than eye, lower labials 

 shorter still. Dorsal I 5 ; spine not serrated, ^ length of head. 

 Adipose fin low, ^ as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal III 7. 

 Pectoral spine f length of head. Ventral extending to origin of anal. 

 Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. 

 Pale brownish above, with four irregular dark cross-bands connected by 

 a dark lateral stripe, whitish beneath ; two dark bars across the anal ; a 

 (lark bar at the base of the caudal, another across each lobe of the fin, 

 and a dark streak along the lower lobe. 

 Total length 55 millim. 



Mathoiya Iliver (Tana System), Kenya district. 



1. Tyi 



)e. 



Mathciya R. 



S. L. Hinde, Esq. (P.). 



7. CHILOGLANIS BATESIL 

 Boulcng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiv. 1904, p. 19. 



Body somewhat depressed in front, compressed behind, its depth 5 to 

 6 times in total length. Head depressed, 1 J times as long as broad, 

 its length 3 times in total length ; eye directed upwards, in second half 

 of head, 5 to 6 times in length of head, and equal to or a little less than 

 interorbital width, which exceeds the distance between eye and posterior 



rig. 363. 



Chiloglanis batfsn. 

 Type. 1. 



nostril ; prsemaxillary teeth in tw^o large oval groups, well separated on 

 the middle line, forming 3 or 4 transverse series; a group of 8 to 12 

 mandibular teeth ; maxillary barbel as long as eye, lower labial barbels 

 shorter still. Dorsal I 5 ; spine not serrated, f to \ length of head. 

 Adipose low, its base barely \ its distance from the rayed dorsal. 

 Anal III 5-G. Pectoral spine not serrated, about \ length of head. 



