ELEOTEIS. 539 



A coloured sketch by Mr. Loat represents the fish as greyish olive, with the belly 

 pinkish ; the body is dotted and marbled or irregularly barred with blackish, and there 

 are vertical dark bars on the sides of the head ; dorsal, anal, and caudal fins with small 

 blackish spots ; a black bar at the base of the caudal fin. 



The first specimen of this species was found by Mr. Loat in a pond left by the Nile 

 near the Third Cataract, three miles north of Kermeh, in April 1 900. Four further 

 specimens were obtained by him at Fashoda in February and March "1901, and another 

 at the mouth of Lake No on February 5th, 1901. 



E. nanus bears some resemblance to K lebretoni, Stdr., from the Senegal, which is, 

 however, well distinguished by its longer anterior dorsal fin with 8 rays and its longer 

 pectoral fin. It is much more nearly related to E. cyprinoides, C. & V.,from the fresh 

 waters of Mauritius, which is only known to me from Valenciennes's description, the 

 specimen referred to it by Gunther (Cat. Fish. iii. p. 118) belonging to a distinct 

 species (E. guentheri, Blkr.). 



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