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28. HAPLOGHILUS MACRURUS. 

 Bonleno-. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiv. 1904, p. 19. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 3J to 4 times in total length. 

 Head flat above ; snout much shorter than eye ; mouth directed 

 upwards, lower jaw projecting; eye not quite 3 times in length of head, 

 a little less than interorbital width ; prseorbital -y to |^ diameter of eye. 

 Dorsal 7-8, originating at equal distance from head and from root of 

 caudal, or a little nearer latter, above middle of anal ; longest rays f to f 

 length of head. Anal 12-14, longest rays as hmg as head. Pectoral 

 1^ length of head, reaching beyond base of ventral ; latter small, nearer end 

 of snout than root of caudal. Caudal rounded, longer than head. Caudal 

 peduncle a little longer than deep. 24-27 scales in longitudinal series, 

 16-18 round body in front of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Pale 

 brownish, finely speckled with darker; a fine dark lateral line; some- 



Iltiplochilus macnirus, 

 d,type. A. 



times a dark spot in the axil and another at the base of the ventral fin ; 

 fins uniform greyish. 

 Total length 50 millim. 

 Angola, Old Calabar. 

 1-8. Tyi)es. Marimba, L. Sarmento, Angola. Dr. ^\ . J. Ansorge (C). 



9-10. Ad. Quanza R. at Dondo, Angola. „ 



11-13. Hgr. 01(1 f'alahar. Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



29. HAPLOGHILUS KATANGA. 

 Bouleng. Rev. Zool. Afr. ii. 1912, p. 47. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3f in total length. 

 Head flat above; snout shorter than eye; mouth directed upwards; 

 lower jaw projecting; eye 2^ to 3 times in length of head, considerably 

 le«s than interorbital width ; pra^orbital I diameter of eye. Dorsal 

 9-10 originating at equal distance from head and from root of caudal, 

 above middle of anal ; longest rays § to | length of head. Anal 14-1 5, 

 rays not much longer than dorsals. Pectoral § to f length of head. 



