710 MR. C. TATE REGAN ON THE 



dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XYII 11-13; last spine from a 

 little less than 1 to nearly -| length of head. Anal III 10-11; 

 third spine stronger and a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral 

 I to ^ length of head, not reaching anal. Caudal emarginate. 

 Caudal peduncle 1 1 to 2 as long as deep. Silvery ; back darker ; 



Text-fio-ure 22. 



'j&s. 



Saplochroniis leiiturvs. |. 



an opercular spot ; a dark band from origin of dorsal to caudal 

 (absent in the largest specimen, Avhich is darker than the others); 

 series of spots on dorsal. 



Five specimens of 170 to 240 mm. [Wood) and one of 360 mm. 

 {Rhoades). 



36. Haplochromis rhoadesii Bouleng., 1908. 



Paraiilcqna rhoadesii (part.) Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 361, 

 fig. 245. 



Depth of body 2|- to 3 (adult) or 3|- (young) in the length, 

 length of head 24 to 3. Snout decurved, as long as postorbital 

 part of head. Diameter of eye 4 to 5g in length of head, inter- 

 orbital width 4 to 4g, depth of prseorbital 3^ to 4^. Lower jaw 

 usually a little projecting ; maxillary not extending to below eye ; 

 teeth cuspidate in young, conical in adult, in 3 to 5 series, 60 to 

 80 in outer series of upper jaw. 4 or 5 series of scales on cheek. 

 11 or 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyngeal 

 teeth small. 35 to 37 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 to 7 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XY-XVII 11-13; spines 

 equal or slightly increasing from sixth or seventh, last | to ^ 

 length of head. Anal III 10 ; third spine stronger than dorsals, 

 ^ to ^ head. Pectoral | to ^ head, reaching vent or origin of 

 anal. Caudal emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1^ to If as long as 

 deep. An opercular spot; body with or without faint dark cross- 

 bars ; a blackish band from nape to caudal ; dorsal with series of 

 spots. 



The type (250 mm,) and a series of specimens 120 to 250 mm. 

 long {Wood). 



