90 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON A COLLECTION 
covered with a thin skin. Gill-rakers short, 10 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 
X 11; spines? length of head, a little shorter than longest soft rays. Pectoral acutely 
pointed, as long as head. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Anal III 10; third spine 
nearly as long as dorsals. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle 14 as 
long as deep. Scales cycloid, 302; lateral line reduced to a few (6 or 7) short tubes 
in the upper series. Pale brownish above, white beneath ; a bluish lateral stripe; fins 
yellowish, dorsal and anal edged with blackish. 
Total length 63 millim. 
Two specimens.—Native name: “ Lilowé.” 
GRAMMATOTRIA, g. 0. 
Body elongate; scales ctenoid; three incomplete lateral lines. Jaws narrow, with 
a band of minute conical teeth and an outer series of rather longer ones; maxillary 
concealed under the preorbital when the mouth is closed. A large papillose pad on 
each side of the pharynx, between the gills. Dorsal with 15 spines, anal with 3. 
7. GRAMMATOTRIA LEMAIRII, sp. n. (Plate XVIII. fig. 3.) 
Depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 3. Snout with slightly 
convex upper profile, 1} diameter of eye, which is 52 in length of head and equals 
interocular width ; maxillary extending to between nostril and eye; 3 series of 
scales on the cheek ; opercle covered with scales. Gill-rakers short, 12 on lower part 
of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 14; spines slender, equal from the fifth, which measures 
nearly 4 length of head; soft rays not longer than the spines. Pectoral acutely 
pointed, nearly as long as head, extending as far as origin of anal. Ventral reaching 
vent. Anal IIT 10; third spine a little stronger and shorter than longest dorsals. 
Caudal with deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle 24 as long as deep. Scales 
48-52 
6-7 let : 
55 5: leans I = Pale brown above, yellowish beneath; a small dark brown 
15 
opercular spot ; a round brown spot on caudal peduncle at root of caudal fin; dorsal 
fin greyish, the soft portion with round white spots ; other fins yellowish. 
Total length 175 millim. 
A single specimen.—Native name: “‘ Murungi.” 
8. Ecropus! pescampsi Blgr. (Plate XIX. fig. 2.) 
Depth of body 83 times in total length, length of head 8, Snout short, with curved 
‘ To the generic characters as given in the original description must be added the presence of a large dermal 
pad in front of the upper part of the gill-arches, same as in Pelmatochromis and Chromidotilapia. 
