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B. Some or all of the anterior teeth large and incisor-like or nail-like in the 

 adult. 

 3 to 5 series oE compressed teeth, which are 

 feebly notched or tricuspid in the young 

 and obtuse in the adult ; dorsal with 17- 



19 spines, anal with 3 1. Lohochilotes, B\g\\,.p. 280. 



A verv broad band of teeth, the outer large, 

 nail-shaped, the others small and tricuspid; 



dorsal with 16-17 spines, anal with 3 . . 8. Dodmodus, Blgr., p. 281. 

 2 widely separated series of notched teeth, the 

 outer large, with one or two pairs of 

 larger, incisor-like teeth at the symphysis; 



dorsal with 19-20 spines, anal with 3 . . 9. Steatocranus, Blgr., p. 283. 

 C Outer teeth bicuspid in some indi- 

 viduals, conical in others (forms con- 

 necting Tilapia and Paratilapia) ; 

 dorsal with 13-19 spines, anal with 

 .3-6 10. Haphch'omis, Pfeff., p. 284. 



D. Outer teeth conical in the adult, sometimes bicuspid in the j'oung *, with 

 or without curved canines. 

 1. Anal with 3 spines (exceptionally 4). 



a. Outer teeth, if closely set, not strongly incurved. 



a. Two lateral lines; ventrals with the outer rays longest. 

 * Outer mandibular teeth not pointing outwards. 

 Two or more series of teeth in each jaw ; no 

 strong papillose pad in front of the gill- 

 arches ; dorsal with 10-18 sjiines, anal 



with 6-14 soft rays 11. Paratilapia, Blkr., p. 308. 



Upper lateral line close to base of spinous 



dorsal; otherwise as in Para^27a/)ia. . . 12. i\^an?ioc/»-o)nM, Pellegr., p. 375. 

 A very strong papillose pad in front of the 



gill-arches ; otherwise as in Paratilapia . 13. Pelmatochromis, Stdr., p. 377. 

 Jaws with very broad bands of small teeth, the 

 band in the upper jaw horseshoe-shaped, 

 that in. each ramus of the lower jiiw not 

 much longer than broad ; dorsal with 13- 



15 si)ines U- Plati/tceniodus, Blgr., p. 426. 



Teeth in one or two, very rarely three series, 

 the two median teeth of the outer series 

 more or less enlarged ; dorsal with 13- 

 15 spines ^•^- fJemichromis, Veters, ]). 427. 



* raratUapia, PelmutocTiromis. 



