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MR. C. TATE REGAN ON THE 



Mouth oblique ; lower jaw projecting ; maxillary not extending 

 to below eye ; teeth conical, triserial, 55 to 60 in outer series of 

 upper jaw. 3 or 4 series of scales on cheek. 12 or 13 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyngeal teeth small. 

 33 or 34 scales in a longitudinal series, 6 from origin of dorsal 

 to lateral line. Dorsal X Y-XYI 1 1 ; last spine f, longest soft 

 i-ays f to I length of head. Anal III 10-11 ; third spine stronger 

 and shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral nearly as long as head, 

 reaching anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal pedui-icle 1-j as long 

 as deep. Silvery ; a blackish stripe, half as broad as a scale, 

 from operculum to base of caudal. Dorsal with series of orange 

 spots ; other fins yellowish ( 5 ) or pel vies and anal blackish with 

 red margin (d ). 



Three specimens, 170 to 185 mm. in total length (Wood). 



Text-fieiire 13. 



Haplochromis strigattis. 



17. Haplochromis dimidiatus Giinth., 1864. 



Depth of body 4 in length, length of head 31. Snout with 

 straight upper profile, a little shorter than postorbital part of 

 head. Diameter of eye 5 in length of head, equal to pneorbital 

 depth, slightly exceeding interorbital width. Mouth oblique ; 

 lower jaw projecting ; maxillary ending far in front of eye ; 

 teeth conical, in 3 series in upper jaw, 2 in lower; 44 in 

 outer series of upper jaw ; anterior teeth of second series in 

 upper jaw enlarged. 3 or 4 series of scales on cheek. 11 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyngeal teeth small. 

 35 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 from origin of dorsal to 

 lateral line. Dorsal XVI 11 ; last spine ^ length of head. 

 Anal III 11 ; third spine as long as and stronger than last 

 dorsal. Pectoral ^ length of head. Caudal slightly emarginate. 



