CICHLID-E. 



shorter than longest doi'sal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, 

 reaching origin of anal or not quite so far. Ventral reaching vent or 

 a little beyond. Caudal feebly emarginate, the rays covered with small 

 scales. Caudal peduncle Ij to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales finely 

 denticulate, 33-35 jfrr|; lateral lines pzjj. Brownish above, silvery 

 beneath, with a blackish lateral stripe from the opercular spot to the 

 root of the caudal; a second stripe may be present between the upper 

 lateral line and tlie dorsal fin; both these stripes may be broken up 



Fig. 169. 



»\ V,\ » ' \V 1 



Tilapia Icirhii. 

 Type, after Giiiitlier (P. Z. «. 1893). f 



into spots; soft dorsal and caudal with small dark and light spots 



forming more or less regular series 

 Total length 150 millim. 

 Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire. 

 1-5. Types. Lake Nyassa aiiJ Upper Sliirc. 



C. All. 

 7. Skel. 

 8-17. Yg. 

 18-22. Ad. 



2.V25. Yo. 



L. Xyassa. 



Fort Johnston. 

 Upper Shire. 



Zoinba, between the Uj-per 

 Shire and L. Shirvva. 



A. Whyte, Esq. (C.) ; 



Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 

 Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.). 



Sir H. H. Joiinston (P.). 

 Ur. P. Rcndell (C.) ; 



Sir H. H. Joiinston (P.). 

 A. Whyte, Esq. (C.) ; 



Sir H. H. Johnston (?.). 



