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CICHLID^. 



53. PARATILAPIA CALLIURA. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vii. 1901, p. 2, Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 422 



(1901), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvi. 1901, p. 151, pi. xix. fig. 3 ; Pellegr. Mem. 



Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 2G9. 

 Depth of body 4 to 4i times in total length, length of head 3 to 3 J 

 times. Head 2^ times as long as broad, with straight or slightly convex 

 upper profile ; lower jaw projecting ; snout pointed, as long as broad, 

 as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 3 to H times in length 

 of liead, and measures at least twice interorbital width or least prseorbital 

 width ; mouth very protractile, prsemaxillary processes very long and 

 extending to between orbits ; maxillary extending to below anterior 



Fig. 255. 



Faratilapia culliura. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). 



fourth of eye ; teeth very small, in 2 series, about 80 in outer series of 

 upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part 

 about 5 diameter of eye. Gill-rakers moderately large, 15 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 10 ; spines increasing in 

 length to the last, which measures f to i length of head ; longest soft 

 rays f to f length of head. Anal III 7-8; third spine a little shorter 

 than last dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head. Ventral reaching 

 vent. Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1-| times 



2-8 



9=10^ 



lateral 



as long as deep. Scales rather strongly denticulate, 37-40 

 lines J-^_ Pale brownish above, silvery beneath ; a blackish opercular 

 spot, dorsal and anal edged with black ; 4 or 5 black bars across the 

 caudal ; young with black bars across the dorsal. 



Total length 110 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. 



1-3. Types. Kalambo. Proi J. E. S. Moore (C). 



4. Skel. 



