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fishes. In most other respects the genus agrees with Chela and 
Pelecus as well as the Danioninz and apparently belongs to the latter 
group or subfamily ; like them it has the lateral line very low (“trés 
bas ”) and comparatively near the lower edge of the caudal peduncle. 
The only known species is the C. elongatus of the river Liranga, a 
tributary of the Congo; a native name is Pondé. It appears to attain 
a length of little more than two inches (“six centimetres ’’). 
