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MR. G. A, BOULENGEE ON NEW FISHES FROM 



Allabenchelys DHONTI. 



Depth of body 7 to 8 times in total length; length of head 4^ 

 to 5 times. Head 1^ to Ij times as long as broad, smooth above, 

 the bony casque, in the middle of the head, f to | width of head ; 

 occipital process acutely pointed ; a rather large frontal fontanelle ; 

 occipital fontanelle small, in advance of occipital process; eye 

 very small, 3 times in length of snout, 6 to 7 times in interorbital 

 width, which is 1| to 2^ times in length of head; band of prse- 

 maxillary teeth 4 to 5 times as long as broad ; vomerine teeth 



Text-iio-ure 8. 



AUahencheli/s dliontl. 



granular, forming a crescentic band which is a little narrower 

 than the prremaxillary band ; nasal barbel f to | length of head ; 

 maxillary barbel as long as or a little shorter than head, not 

 I'eaching middle of pectoi'al fin ; outer mandibular barbel f to ^ 

 length of head, inner g to |. Gill -rakers moderately long, 10 to 

 12 on anterior arch. Clavicles hidden under the skin. Dorsal 

 55-60, its distance from occipital process | to |^ length of liead. 

 Anal 50-53. Both dorsal and anal narrowly separated from 

 caudal. Pectoral | to | length of head, its spine strongly serrated 

 on outer side and smooth on inner, and | to | the length of the 

 fin. Venti-al Ij to 1| times as distant from root of caudal as 

 from end of snout. Caudal | to | length of head. ])ark brown 

 above, whitish beneath. 



Total length 165 mm. 



10 snecimens from Kabeke. 



Phractura lukug^:. 



Depth of body 6^ times in total length, length of head 5| 

 times. Head 1^ times as long as broad, feebly rugose above;, 

 snout half length of head, obtusely pointed, projecting beyond 

 mouth ; space between nostrils a little nearer eye than end of 

 snout ; eye very small, on upper surface of head, 8 'diameters in 

 length of head, 2 in interorbital width ; lips and barbels covered 

 witli large round papillse beneath ; maxillaiy barbel g length of 

 head, outer mandibular a little shortei-, inner mandibular \. 



