HAPLOCHEOMIS. 



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than eye, which is 3j to 4| times in length of head and equals inter- 

 ovbital width; maxillary extending to below anterior border of. eye; 

 teeth in 3 or 4 series, outer larger and conical or more or less distinctly 

 bicuspid, inner usually tricuspid, sometimes conical ; 3 or 4 series of 

 scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little less or a 

 little more than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 7 to 10 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIH-XIV (rarely XV) 9-11 ; spines 

 subequal or increasing in length posteriorly, last -g^ to f length of head ; 

 longest soft rays 5 to f length of head. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine as 

 long as cr a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral | to f length 

 of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent 



Fig. 204. 



Hapluchrumis moffati. 

 IndukudukUj Zululand. 



or orif^in of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 

 Scales denticulate, 26-31 ^^; lateral lines giif- Olive or brownish, 

 uniform or with pearl-coloured dots, or with ill-defined darker cross- 

 bars, with or without an interrupted dark lateral band ; a black opercular 

 spot ; sometimes a dark bar below the eye ; spinous dorsal dark-edged, 

 at least anteriorly; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal with small dark and 

 light spots; anal rarely with light ocellar spots. 



Total length 110 millim. 



South Africa, Upper tributaries of Congo (Katanga).— Type apparently 



lost. 



1-6, 7-16. Ad. & Nr. Durban, 



Rev. N. Abraham (P.). 



hgr. 



