136 MR. G. A, BODXEXGEB OK THE AFRICAN AND [Mar. 1, 



p. 35, pi, ii. fig. 1 ; Steindachu. Notes Levd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p, 49 ; 

 Giinth. Anu. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1896, p. 272. 



Hemicliroims (/uliatus, Giintli. Cat. iv. p. 275. 



Uemichromis letourneuxii, Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iv, 

 1880, p. 212. 



Hemichrontis saharce, Sauvage, 1. c. p. 226. 



IlemicJiromis rolandi^, Sauvage, op. cit. v. 1881, p. 103. 



Middle teeth but feebly enlarged ; inner prajmaxillary teeth 

 absent or reduced to a few, irregularly disposed. Depth of body 

 equal to or a little greater than length of head, Sg to 3 times in 

 total length. Snout with straight or convex upper profile, as 

 long as the eye, which is contained 3| to 4 times in length of 

 head and equals or is a little less than interorbital width ; max- 

 illary extending to below anterior border of eye or not quite 

 so far; 3 or 4 (rarely 5) series of scales on the cheek; large scales 

 on the opercle, which termiuates in a rounded, stiff, scaleless lobe. 

 Gill-rakers short, 8 to 10 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 

 XIII-XV 10-12 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which 

 mea>ures about | to | length of head aud | to | longest soft rays. 

 Pectoral i to § length of head. Outer ventral rays produced 

 into short filaments, reaching vent, origin of anal, or even a little 

 beyond. Anal III 7-9 ; third spine longest, as long as median 

 dorsal spines. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle a little deeper 

 than long. Scales 25-28 ^^ ; lat. 1. ^^ Yellowish, reddish, or 

 brown, \\\t\i or without rather indistinct dark vertical bars and 

 two or three roimd blackish spots, the first (sometimes blue) on 

 the opercle, the second below middle of dorsal fin and between the 

 two lateral lines, the third, if present, at base of caudal ; sides 

 sometimes with series of pearl-coloured spots ; cheeks, opercles, 

 and fins sometimes with round dark brown spots ; outer ventral 

 ravs browu or blackish. 



Total length 120 millim. 



This species has a wide distribution. I have examined 

 specimens fi-om Lake Mareotis, Lower Egypt {H. letourneuxii, 

 Sauv.), the Algerian Sahara {H. saJiara/, Sauv., H. rollandi, Sauv,), 

 Sierra Leone, Old Calabar, Gaboon, the Ogowe, and tlic Congo. 



No reliance can be placed on the locahty (Cape of Good Hope) 

 affixed to the types of H. guttatus, Gthr., which were purchased of 

 a dealer as being from " Ceylon." 



3. HeMICHROMIS ? A>fGOLESSIS. 



Hemichromis anf/olensis, Steindachn. Mem. Ac. Lisb. (3) iii. 

 pt. ii. 1865, no. 10. 



Teeth in two rows, outer longest. Depth of body a little 

 greater than length of head, not 3 times in total length. Snout 

 with concave upper profile ; diameter of eye 6 times in length 

 of head ; 6 or 7 series of scales on the cheek ; large scales on the 



' Should be spelt " rollandi," the species being named after the distinguisbed 

 French engineer G. Eolland. 



