558 ME. G. A. BOTJLENGEE ON A COLLECTION 



Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as 

 long as deep. Scales 42-46 j^g', lateral lines -j^jjj. The coloration, in fresh speci- 

 mens, as noted by Dr. Cunnington, varies from grey to olive, rather lighter below, 

 but very uniform ; dorsal edged with yellow, bluish in its upper portion, with yellow 

 spots ; upper half of caudal minutely spotted with yellow, lower half darker. 



Total length 105 millim. 



Two specimens. Native name : Mondabu. 



Allied to L. modestus. Distinguished by the slightly emarginate caudal fin and the 

 shorter mouth. 



34. Lamprologus modestus Blgr. 



A young specimen from Komba Bay. 



D. XX 8 ; A. VI 6 ; Sc. 36 ±; L. 1. ~. Yellowish, with 7 brown lines across the 

 back. 



35. Lamprologus multifasciatus, sp. n. (Plate XXXV. fig. 3.) 



Depth of body 3^ to 3% times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Snout 

 obtusely pointed, as long as the eye, the diameter of which is contained 3^ times in 

 length of head and equals interorbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 border of eye, or a little beyond ; 8 canine teeth in front of each jaw, outer very large, 

 followed by a narrow band of villiform teeth ; lateral teeth small ; cheek naked, 

 operculum scaly. Gill-rakers moderately long, 8 on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal XVII-XVIII 8-9, spines subequal from the eighth or ninth, about -§• length 

 of head ; longest soft ray ^ length of head. Anal VI- VII 6, last spine slightly 

 longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral rounded, | length of head. Ventral nearly 

 reaching origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 

 35-38 j^n ! upper lateral line short, 8-15, lower absent. Pale brown above, white 

 beneath, with 16 or 17 very regular dark brown bars, the last 3 or 4 of which are on 

 the caudal fin ; dorsal fin with oblique dark brown bars. 



Total length 34 millim. 



Five specimens from Niamkolo Bay, dredged among shells in about 12 fathoms. 



This little fish is easily distinguished from all its congeners by its elegant markings 

 and by the total absence of the lower lateral line. 



36. Lamprologus lemairii Blgr. 



Eight specimens from Niamkolo, measuring 102 to 220 millim. Native names : 

 Eibua, MiseJce or Moseke, Sietela. 



Seven specimens have 19 spines and 7 soft rays in the dorsal fin, one has 18 spines 

 and 8 soft rays; in the largest specimen the dorsal spines increase in length to the 



