CICHLID FISHES OF LAKE ViC'iORIA. 



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than prteorbital depth, equal to or greater than depth of cheek ; 

 interovbital width 5 in length of head. Maxilhiiy not_ extending 

 to below eye ; lower jaw modei-ately projecting ; chin obtiiise ; 

 teeth in 3 series in upper jaw, 2 or 3 in lower, some of the inner 

 tricuspid, outer series conical, 40 in upper jaw, anterior mode- 

 rately strong. 3 series of scales on cheek. 8 or 9 gill-rakers on 

 lower part "of anterior arch. Dorsal XY-XVl 9; last spine 



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'Hccjjlocliromis tmniatus, sp. ii. 



longest, ^ length of head ; longest soft rays less than half length 

 of head. Anal III 9-10 ; third spine stronger than and as loug 

 as last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head. Caudal truncate. 

 Caudal peduncle 1| as long as deep. 31 or 32 scales in a longi- 

 tudinal series, 6 from origin of dorsal to lateral line. Silvery, 

 back darker ; an opercular spot ; a dark band along middle of 

 side, another above lateral line ; dorsal and caudal with small 

 spots. 



Lake Victoria. 



Two specimens, 95 and 115 mm. long, from Entebbe (Degen) 

 and Kaviroiido Bay (AUuaud). 



16. Haplochromis martini Bouleng,, 1906. 



Tilapia martini (part.) Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 239, 

 fig. 158. 



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

 Upper profile of head convex; snout shorter than diameter^ of 

 eye, which is 2§ to 3 in length of head, greater than interorbital 

 width, twice depth of prseoi^bital. Lovs^er Jaw a little projecting; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of eye ; teeth in 3 or 4 

 series, cuspidate, 50 to 70 in outer series of upper jaw. 4 or 5 

 series of scales on cheek. 8 or 9 gill-rakers on lower part of 

 anterior arch. Pharyngeal teeth small. 33 scales in a longitu- 

 dinal series, 6 from origin of dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XV- 

 XYI 8-9 ; last spine ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third 

 spine as long as last dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, extending 



