HAPLOCIIILFS. 



10 



peduncle as long as deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal series, 20 round 

 middle of body in front of ventrals; lateral line indicated by a series of 

 pits. Pale brown above, yellowish beneath, with or without carmine 

 dots; lower part of sides with numerous vertical or oblique dark brown 

 or carmine narrow bars ; some dark spots may be present on the dorsal 

 and caudal fins. 



Total length 55 millim. 



Southern Nigeria. 



1-G. Types. Swamps between Agvvurba and Capt- T^- iD- Gardner (P.). 



Awka, L. Niger. 

 ^~^- '' 01 J Calabar. Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



9- •, Months of Niger. 



10-11. Ad. 



3G. HAPLOOHILUS MAGROSTIGMA. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 2G8, and Ann. Miis. Congo, Zool. 



ii. 3, p. 22 (1912) ; Wolterstorff, Bl. Aq. Terr. 1913, p. 83, fig. 

 HaplovMlus senegalensls (non Steind.), Arnold, Wooh. Aq. Terr. 1912, p. 61, fig. ; 



Tniber, Bl. Aq. Terr. 1912, j). 17, fig. 



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

 to o^ times. Head flat above; snout as long as eye ; mouth directed 



Pig. GO. 



Ilaploeliilus macrostigma. 

 Type. A. 



upwards, lower jaw scarcely projecting ; eye 3^ to 3§ times in length of 

 head, 1^ to 1| times in interorbital width ; prasorbital very narrow. 

 Dorsal 8-9, originating twice as far from head as from root of caudal, 

 above posterior third or fourth of anal ; longest ray \ length of head. 

 Anal 15-16. Pectoral f to f length of head, reaching base of ventral 

 or a little beyond ; latter small, equally distant from end of snout and 

 from root of caudal. Caudal rounded-acuminate, longer than head. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 28-30 scales in longitudinal series, 

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



