236 



CICHLID.E. 



once length of head, extending to vertical of origin of anal or a little 

 beyond. Ventral extending to origin of anal or beyond. Caudal 

 rounded. Caudal peduncle I^ to 2 times as long as deep. Scales 

 strongly denticulate, 29-33 yjzj^ ; lateral lines -grf^. Adult male black, 

 the anal fin and the border of the caudal often bright vermilion ; orange 

 ocellar spots sometimes present on the anal. Female and young dark 

 grey or biown to blackish, with or without black bars on the body ; 



Kg. 155. 



/=S -^^ 



Tilaj)ia nuhila. 

 Type(F.N.). §. 



usually a black vertical bar below the anterior tljird of the eye ; a black 

 opercular spot; dorsal and anal fins dark grey or brown and, like the 

 soft dorsal, with more or less distinct small darker spots; ventral fins 

 greyish or yellow. 



Total length 120 millim. 



Lake Mctoria and Victoria Nile. 



1-6, 7-1 1;. Types. 

 17-18. Ad. 

 19-21. All. 



22-2.S. Ad. 

 2'd. Skel. 

 30. Skel. 

 31-38. Ad. 



Enteljhe. 

 Buddu Coast, 

 Jiiija, Kipon Falls. 



Bululo, L. Kiogu. 



Kakinduj Victoria Nile. 

 Maliiwa R., Kavirondo, 

 4000 f. 



Mr. E. Degen (C). 

 Ish: M. Simon (C). 

 L>r. E. Bayoii(C.) ; 

 Genoa Museum (P.). 



Sir F. J. Jackson (!'.). 



