702 MR. C. TATE REGAN ON THE 



of head. Lower jaw projecting; end of maxillary not far short 

 of vertical from anterior edge of eye ; teeth conical, in 3 

 series, 70 in outer series of upper jaw. 4 series of scales on 

 cheek. 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyn- 

 geal teeth slender. 32 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XVI 11 ; last spine ^ 

 length of head. Anal III 10 ; third spine stronger and slightly 

 shoi-ter than last dorsal. Pectoral ? Caudal ? (perhaps truncate). 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Colour ? 

 A single specimen, 150 mm. in total length. 



23. Haplochromis woodi, sp. n. (PI. II.) 



Paratilapia modesta (part.) Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 326. 



Depth of body 2| to 3 in length, length of head 24 to 2|. 

 Snout with straight profile, as long as postorbital part of head. 

 Diameter of eye 3-1- to 4 in length of head, equal to or greater 

 than depth of prseorbital or cheek ; interoi'bital width 6 to 7 in 

 head. Lower jaw projecting ; maxillary not extending to below 

 eye ; teeth conical, in 3 or 4 series, 55 to 70 in outer 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. 

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

 dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XY-XYI 9-10 ; last spine ^ to 

 |, longest soft rays | to | length of head. Anal III 9-10 ; 

 third spine stronger than and about as long as last dorsal. 

 Pectoral a little shorter than head, reaching anal. Caudal 

 truncate or slightly en:iarginate, angles sometimes roimded. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as or a little longer than deep. 

 Silvery; about 10 faint dark cross-bars; an opercular spot; a 

 series of sinall dark spots near dorsal profile ; a large dark spot 

 on side below spinous dorsal, a second below soft dorsal, a third 

 at base of caudal. Dorsal and caudal with series of orange spots ; 

 in males dorsal with blackish intramarginal band and orange 

 edge ; pelvics and anal blackish, latter with orange spots. 



Six specimens, 130 to 210 mm. long (Wood); two in poor 

 condition {Rendall) also belong to this species. 



24. Haplochromis chrysonotus Bouleng., 1908. 



Paratilapia chrysonota Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 362, 

 fig. 246. 



Depth of body 2| to 3 in length, length of head 3 to 3|. 

 Snout with straight profile, as long as or a little shorter than 

 diameter of eye, which is about twice depth of praeorbital, 2| to 

 3| in length of head, interorbital width about 3|. Jaws equal 

 anteriorly ; praemaxillary pedicels extending to between anterior 

 edges of orbits, \ length of head ; maxillary not extending to 

 below eye; teeth small, conical, in 3 or 4 series. 2 or 3 series 

 of scales on cheek. 18 to 21 gill-r-akei-s on lower part of anterior 



