348 



CICHLID.E. 



])orsal XV-XVI 9-10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which 

 measures | to i length of head ; longest soft rays ^ to f length of head . 

 Anal III 9-10 ; third spine as long as or a little shorter than last dorsal. 

 Pectoral as long as head or slightly shorter, extending to vertical of 

 origin of anal, or a little beyond. Ventral reaching origin of anal, or a 

 little beyond. Caudal rounded, upper rays usually the longer. Caudal 

 peduncle IJ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 



Coloratiou very variable, yellow. 



34-40 



s-fi 



lateral lines 



20-21 



13-15' "i''«^J^ai "iics „ 14 



brownish or olive, with or without dark cross-bands, w'hich may be 



Fig. 235. 



Paratda^'ia tetrode its. 

 Buujako (F. N.). 



intersected by three dark longitudinal bands ; often two black bars 

 across the snout, a third across the posterior part of the interorbital 

 region, and a fourth from below the anterior third of the eye to the 

 angle of the mouth ; a dark opercular spot usually present ; anal 

 sometimes with two or three bright ocellar spots. 



Total length 105 millim. 



Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile. — Type in Berlin Museum. 



1-G. A(l. & ligr. 

 7-'.). Ad. & h^rr. 

 10. Ad. 



11-12. Ad. & hgT. 



Biinjuko. 



Entebbe. 

 Sesse Ids. 



Jinja, Eipon Falls, 



Mr. E. Degon (C.). 



Dr. E. ]5avon (C.) ; 

 Genoa iruseum (P.). 



13. Skel 



