PELMATOCHROMIS. 



487 



jaw more or less projecting in the adult; mouth oblique; maxillary extending to 

 below the anterior border of the eye, or not quite so far ; teeth all conical or a few of 

 the inner tricuspid in the adult, in three to six series, outer large, distant, and curved ; 

 outer teeth bicuspid in the young, inner tricuspid ; three to five series of scales on the 

 cheek ; large scales on the opercle. Gill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal fin with 15 or 16 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays ; spines increasing in length 



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





1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7- 



8. 



Total length (without caudal) 



200 



165 



140 



125 



110 



105 



93 



80 



Greatest depth of body 



75 



64 



53 



42 



36 



35 



32 



27 



Length of head 



74 



32 

 27 

 13 



19 



27 

 49 



61 

 28 

 21 

 13 

 17 

 21 

 36 



53 



22 

 19 

 12 

 13 



19 



26 



44 

 18 

 16 

 10 

 10 

 16 

 25 



38 

 15 

 13 

 9 

 9 

 15 

 20 



38 

 15 

 13 

 9 

 9 

 16 

 20 



34 

 13 



12 



8 



8 



13 



19 



29 

 12 



9 



7 



7 



12 



15 



Width of head ...... 



Length of snout 



Diameter of eve 



Interorbital width , 



Length of last dorsal spine 



„ longest soft dorsal ray 



,, third anal spine 



23 



47 



18 

 39 



17 

 27 



15 

 25 



14 

 19 



15 

 19 



13 

 17 



12 

 15 



„ longest soft anal ray 



,, pectoral 



51 



45 



44 



32 



29 



30 



28 



21 



Number of dorsal spines . 



15 



9 



10 



15 



10 

 9 



15 

 9 



8 



15 



9 



10 



16 

 9 

 9 



15 



10 

 9 



15 



10 



9 



15 



10 

 9 



,, soft dorsal rays 



„ ,, anal rays 



,, scales in longitudinal series .... 



33 



32 



31 



32 



33 



33 



32 



33 



,, „ upper transverse series . 



5 



5 



5 



5 



4 



5 



5 



5 



„ „ lower transverse series . 



12 



12 



13 



12 



12 



12 



13 



13 



,, „ upper lateral line .... 



22 



21 



20 



20 



22 



21 



22 



20 



„ „ lower lateral line 



11 



11 



12 



12 



12 



11 



11 



12 



1. Bunjako. 



2. Buganga. 



3, 4, 6, 7, 8. Entebbe. 

 5. Munyonya. 



