1898.] FROM LAKE TAXGAXi'IK.V. ^95 



Tblma'jcochromis, g. n. — Body more or less elongate ; scales 

 ctenoid. Jaws with a series of conical teeth, followed by a broad 

 band of minute tricuspid teeth ; lateral teeth small, conical. 

 Maxillary exposed. Dorsal with 20 to 22 spines, anal with 6 or 7. 



T. vittatus, sp. n.— D. XXI-XXIJ. 8; A. VII 5-6 ; Sq. 45- 

 52 g; 1. lat. f2i|^ ; depth of body 4|-4| times in total length. 



T. temporalis, sp. n.— D. XX-XXI 6-7; A. VI-VII 6-7; 

 Sq. 43-46 Y^ ; 1. lat. ^ ; depth of body 3| to 3^ times in total 

 length. 



JuLiDOCHROMis, g. n. — Body elongate ; scales ctenoid. Jaws 

 very narrow, with a few curved canines in front, the outer of 

 which are very large and tusk-like, followed on the sides and behind 

 by minute conical teeth forming a narrow band. Maxillary 

 exposed. Dorsal with 22 to 24 spnies, anal with 8 or 9. 



J. ornatns, sp. n.— D. XXII-XXIV 5 ; A. VIII-IX 4-6 : 

 Sq. 45-50 1=^3 ; 1. lat. f^^ ; depth of body 4-4| times in total 

 length. 



Paratilapia Blkr. — 5 new species : — 



I. Dorsal with Ifi spines ; caudal feebly emarginate. 



D. XVI 8; A. Ill 7; Sq. 33 | ; 1. lat.^-^; depth of 



body 2| times in total length ; diameter of eye 3^ 



times in length of head P. pfefferi, sp. n. 



D. XVI 10-12 ; A. Ill 6-7 ; Sq. 33-34 ^ ; 1. lat. ^^ ; 



depth of body 3 times in total length ; diameter of 



eye 2| times in length of head P. inacrops, sp. n. 



II. Dorsal with 12 or 13 spines and 13 to 1.5 soft rays. 



A. Caudal deeply emarginate, crescentic ; A. Ill 



9-10 ; depth of body 2f-3 times in total 

 length. 



Sq. 34-36 j^^-jjj ; 1. lat. '-^^ P. ventrcdis, s\). n. 



4-5 54-55 

 Sq. 60-63 Yy^pjT ; 1- lat. ^^-j^ P. finvifer, sp. n. 



B. Caudal feebly emarginate ; A. Ill 10-12 ; 



Sq. 39-40 ^; 1. lat. ^^■, depth of body 



4-4 J times in total length P. leptosomn., sp. n . 



Bathtbates, g. n. — Body elongate, scales cycloid, small and 

 irregular. Several rows of large fang-like teeth in the jaws. 

 Maxillary exposed. Dorsal with 14 spines, anal with 3. 



B. ferox, sp. n.— D. XIV 15 ; A. Ill 16 ; Sq. 68 ^g ; 1. lat. J-J; 

 depth of body 4 times in total length. 



Eretmodus, g. n. — Body moderately elongate ; scales ctenoid. 

 Jaws with rather large spatulate teeth with truncate crowns disi)osed 

 in oblique transverse rows of two or three. Lips much developed ; 

 maxillary entirely concealed when the mouth is closed. Dorsal 



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