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5. HAPLOCHILUS FERRANTI. 

 Bouleng. Bull. Soc. Nat. Luxemb. 1910, p. 285. 



Depth of body 6 to 6^ times in total length, length of head 3f to 4 

 times. Head flat above; snout broad, rounded, a little shorter than 

 eye ; mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting ; eye SJ times in 

 length of head. If times in interorbital width ; prteorbital very narrow. 

 Dorsal 10, originating twice as far from centre of eye or end of snout as 

 from root of caudal, above middle of anal, longest ray about ^ length of 

 head. Anal 13-14. Pectoral nearly | length of head, not reaching 



Pig. 33. 



Uaiilochilus ferranti. 

 d , type. 



ventral ; latter small, equally distant from end of snout and from root of 

 caudal. Caudal rounded or subacuminate, as long as head. Caudal 

 peduncle If times as long as deep. 30-32 scales in longitudinal 

 series, 20 round body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a 

 series of shallow pits. Brown above and on the sides, dirty white 

 beneath ; usually a bright yellow, continuous or interrupted lateral 

 band, from the gill-cover to the base of the caudal ; dorsal and 

 caudal brown, spotted with yellow ; some orange on the pectoral and 

 ventrals. 



Total length 50 millim. 



Kasai, Congo. — Types in Luxemburg Museum. 

 1. One of the types. Kondue, Kasai. M. E. Luja (C). 



2-3, 4-9. Ad. 



6. HAPLOCHILUS CAMERONENSIS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 440. 



Depth of body 4i to 5^ times in total length, length of head of to 

 4 times. Head flat above ; snout broad, rounded, a little shorter than 

 eye ; mouth directed upwards, lower jaw slightly projecting ; eye 3;^ to 

 3| times in length of head, If to 2 times in interorbital width; pme- 

 orbital very narrow. Dorsal 11-12, originating twice as far from centre 



