148 MB. G. A.. BOFLENGfER ON THE AFRICAN AND [Mar. 1, 



the lower. Dfipth of body 2 to 2| times in total length, length of 

 head 2| to 2^. Snout a little longer than the diameter of the eye, 

 which is contained 3 to 3| times in length of head and measures a 

 little more than interorbital width ; maxillary extending to below 

 anterior border of eye ; 3 or 4 rows of scales on the cheek ; very 

 large scales on the opercle. Gill-rakers long and slender, 6-9 on 

 lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 11-12; spines increasing 

 in length to the seventh or to the last, which is 24- to 2 | times in 

 length of head, and about f length of longest soft rays. Pectoral 

 nearly as long as head. Outer ventral ray produced, filiform, 

 reaching- third anal spine. Anal III 8 ; third spine nearly as long 

 as but thicker than longest dorsal spine. Caudal emarginate. 

 Scales very finely denticulate on the edge, 26-27 |^ ; lafc. 

 1. -g^. Body with five ill-defined brown bars ; a large steel-blue 



opercular spot ; dorsal and caudal streaked with bluish and 

 yellowish. 



Total length 180 millim. 



Liberia. 



2. Pelmatocheomis jentinki. 



Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) jentinJcii, Steindachn. Notes Levd. 

 Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 43, pi. ii. fig. 1. 



3 series of teeth in the upper jaw, 2 in the lower. Depth of 

 body 2^ to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. 

 Snout longer than the diameter of the eye, which is contained 3| 

 to 3| times in length of head, and nearly equals interorbital width ; 

 maxillary not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 3 rows 

 of scales on the cheek ; moderate-sized scales on the opercle. Gill- 

 rakers moderately long, hooked, 12 or 13 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal XIII-XIV 17; spines increasing in length to the 

 last, which measures a little less than |. length of head, and about 

 f longest soft rays. Pectoral falciform, longer than the head. 

 Outer ventral ray produced, filiform. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine 

 as long as but stronger than longest dorsal spme, little shorter 

 than longest soft rays. Caudal emarginate. Caudal peduncle 

 as long as deep. Scales very finely denticulate on the edge, 



6 



40 3 ; lat. 1. ~-^, the lower beginning a short distance behind the 



15 



shoulder. Golden ; dorsal with straight horizontal violet streaks ; 

 anal \nth oblique violet streaks. 



Total length 290 millim. 



Liberia. 



3. Pelmatocheomis lateealis. 



Pelmatochromis guentheri, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H, (6) xvii. 

 1896, p. 310. 



3 series of minute teeth in both jaws. Depth of body 2f times 

 in total length, length of head 3. Snout Ij diameter of eye, 

 which is 3^ in length of head and equals interorbital width ; 



