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MR. C, TATE REGAN ON THE 



series of upper jaw. 3 or 4 series of scales on cheek. 11 or 12 

 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyngeal teeth 

 slender. 33 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 or 6 from origin of 

 dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XYI 9-10 ; last spine about J- 

 length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine stronger and shorter 

 than last dorsal. Pectoi-al 4 head, nearly or quite reaching anal. 



Text-figure 11. 



Haplocliromis iirotcenia. f . 



Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 11 to 

 1| as long as deep. A series of about 8 dark spots near doi'sal 

 profile, a second above latei-al line, a third on middle of side 

 posteriorly confluent to form a band ; dorsal with series of spots. 

 Three specimens, 170 to 200 mm. in total length (]Vood). 



14. Haplochromis fuscot^niatus, sp. n. (Text-fig. 1 2.) 



Depth of body 2| in length, length of head 2|. Head 2| as 

 long as broad. Snout a little concave in front of eye, thence 

 straight, nearly twice as long as diameter of eye, which is 5 in 

 length of head, interorbital width 5, prjeorbital depth 4. Lower 

 jaw a little projecting ; maxillary not quite reaching vertical 

 from anterior edge of eye; teeth conical, in 3 series, 60 in 

 outer series of upper jaw. Cheek with 4 series of scales, depth 

 1| diameter of eye. 12 gill-rakers on lower jjart of anterior 

 arch. Phai^yngeal teeth small. 34 scales in a longitudinal 

 series, 6 from origin of dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XVI 11 ; 

 spines strongly increasing to last, which is ^ length of head. 

 Anal III 10; third spine stronger and a little shorter than last 

 dorsal. Pectoral -i head, nearly reaching anal. Caudal truncate. 

 Caudal peduncle 1^ as long as deep. Sides yellowish ; a dusky 

 band on middle of side, a second backwards from base of pectoral ; 

 a series of dusky spots at base of dorsal, connected with a second 



