1899.] SYRIAN FISHES OP THE FAMIIit CICHLID^. 107 



** Maxillary extending to below anterior 

 border of eye ; depth of body equal 



to length of head ; Sq. 30-31 ^*. 12. dumerili Stdr. 



c. Caudal rounded, densely scaled ; dorsal 



with 9 or 10 soft rays ; Sq. 29-30 ^. 13. lepidura Blgr. 



d. Caudal emarginate, upper corner pointed, 



lower rounded and shorter ; dorsal spines 

 Bubequal from the middle ones ; caudal 

 peduncle a little longer than deejj ; Sq. 



32-35 ^^ 14. squamipinnis Gfihv. 



15-16 



2. Dorsal XIV 10-14. 



Anal III 10 ; 3 series of scales on cheek 15. macrocentra A. Dum. 



Anal III 10; 2 series of scales on cheek 16. pleuromelas A. Dum. 



Anal III 7 ; 3 series of scales on cheek 17. heitdeloti A. Dum. 



B. Gill-rakers 8 to 14 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. 

 1. Dorsal with not more than 16 spines. 

 a. Pectoral not extending to vertical of 

 origin of anal. 

 a. Caudal rounded or truncate ; not pro- 

 duced at the angles ; pectoral not 

 longer than head. 

 * 2 series of scales on cheek ; D. XIII- 

 XV 9-11 ; A. Ill 9 ; Sq. 27-29 

 ?il2 18. spar rma7ii Smith. 



** 3 or 4 series of scales on cheek ; Sq. 

 29-32 |a. 



t DorsalXIII-XV9-13; A. III7-9. 

 Maxillary extending a little beyond vertical of anterior 



border of eye 19. ovalis Stdr. 



Maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 



width of mouth J to i width of head 20. mensalensis Mitch. 



Maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 



width of mouth | to f width of head 21. zillii Gerv. 



Maxillary extending to between nostril and eye ; width 



of mouth I to f width of head 22. maffdalencs liort. 



tt D. XVI 8-13. 



J Depth of body greater than length 

 of head. 

 Dorsal with 8 soft rays, anal with 9 ; caudal rounded. 23. tJwlloni Sauv. 

 Dorsal with 12 or 13 soft rays, anal with 10 or 11 ; 



caudal rounded 24. cahrce'Sigv. 



Dorsal with 12 soft rays, anal with 10 ; caudal trun- 

 cate 25. mari<B Blgr. 



Ji Length of head greater than 

 depth of body ; dorsal with 8 

 or 9 soft rays, anal with 6 or 

 7 ; caudal rounded, subtrun- 



cate 26. Aom Gthr. 



*** 5 series of scales on the cheek ; 

 D. XIV 11 ; A. Ill 10. 

 Last dorsal spine longest ; Sq. 25-26 — 27. melanopleura A. Dum. 



Dorsal spines subequal from the 5th ; Sq. 29 t^ ... 28. cmruleomaculata 



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