ruNDULrs. 



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limes. Head flat above ; snout short and broad, a little shorter than 

 eye ; mouth directed upwards; lower jaw projecting; eye 3i to 4 times 

 in length of head, l^ to 1^ times in interorbital width ; space between 

 eye and lip about ^ diameter of former. Dorsal 15-] 6, originating 

 slightly in advance of anal, at nearly equal distance from eye and from 

 root of caudal; longest (posterior) ray quite as long as head in male, 

 shorter in female. Anal 15-17, similar to dorsal. Pectoral about § 

 length of head, reaching base of ventral, which is small and nearly 



EiK. 21. 



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Fiindiiltis ai'noldl. 

 Types, d 2 . 



midway between end of snout and base of caudal. Caudal rounded in 

 female, with upper and lower rays much produced in male. Caudal 

 peduncle much longer than deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal series, 

 20-22 round body ; an interrupted series of lateral-line ])its. Pale olive, 

 spotted or dotted with crimson on the head, body, and vertical fins; 

 male with a dark band along the upper part of the dorsal and anal fins. 



Total length 55 millim. 



Nisjrer Delta. 



1-4. Ty[ics. 

 5. Ad. 

 G. Acl. 



Wan-i. 

 Sapelle. 



Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



8. FUNDULUS PALMQUISTII. 

 Limnb. Kilun.-Meru Exped., Fisli. p. 7 (1907). 



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

 Plead flat above ; snout broad, as long as or a little longer than eye ; 

 mouth directed upwards ; lower jaw projecting ; eye about 4. times in 

 length of head and If times in interorbital width ; space between eye 

 and lip about \ diameter of former. Dorsal 16, originating about 

 midway between eye and base of caudal ; longest rays (in male) about 

 -^ leno-th of head. Anal 15, originating slightly behind origin of 



