PARATILAPIA. 



481 



anal, or a little beyond. Caudal fin rounded, upper rays usually longer than the 

 lower. Caudal peduncle once and one-fourth to once and a half as long as deep. 



p- & 20—21 



Scales feebly denticulate, 34-40 j^; lateral lines jz^- 



Coloration very variable. In the specimen here figured, of which a coloured sketch 

 was made at Bunjako by Mr. Degen, the body is of a dirty lemon-yellow, with four 

 black cross-bands and three black longitudinal bands, the upper at the base of the 

 anterior half of the spinous part of the dorsal fin, the second from the nape to below 



Measurements (in millimetres) and numbers of fin-rays and scales. 



Total length (without caudal) \ 133 



Greatest depth of body 53 



Length of head | 42 



Width of head ; 24 



Length of snout 1 1 



Diameter of eye . . 11 



Interorbital width 14 



Length of last dorsal spine I 18 



„ longest soft dorsal ray 



„ third anal spine 



„ longest soft anal ray 



,, pectoral 



Number of dorsal spines 



„ soft dorsal rays 



„ „ anal rays 



,, scales in longitudinal series 



„ „ upper transverse series . . . 



„ ,, lower transverse series . . . 



„ „ upper lateral line 



,, „ lower lateral line 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 

 76 



120 



115 



100 



95 



80 



45 



39 



38 



34 



30 



2d 



41 



36 



32 



32 



2Q 



24 



20 



19 



15 



16 



13 



12 



12 



10 



9 



8 



7 



/ 



10 



10 



9 



8 



7 



7 



12 



12 



10 



9 



8 



8 



17 



35 



15 



13 



13 



11 



22 



22 



25 



19 



16 



14 



15 



15 



14 



13 



13 



11 



24 



2L 



21 



18 



16 



14 



35 



36 



30 



31 



23 



24 



16 



15 



16 



16 



15 



15 



9 



9 



9 



9 



10 



9 



9 



9 



9 



9 



10 



9 



39 



38 



40 



35 



34 



34 



6 



5 



5 



5 



5 



5 



14 



14 



13 



14 



13 



13 



20 



20 



21 



21 



20 



20 



14 



13 



11 



8 



14 



13 



1-3, 5, 7. Bunjako. 



4, 6. Entebbe. 



3q 



