396 



CICHLID^. 



long as or a little longer than last dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of 

 head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament, 

 reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded-subacuminate. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 28-30 g::g ; lateral 

 lines ^^^. Yellowish or pale brown, the scales edged with darker, or 

 with rather ill-defined dark longitudinal streaks; a more or less distinct 

 dark horizontal streak behind the eye ; vertical fins with small dark 

 spots forming more or less regular bars, these numerous and usually very 

 regular on the caudal fin ; outer rays of ventrals white. 



Total length 115 millim. 

 South Cameroon. 



1-7. Tj^pes. 

 «. Ad. 



Ki-ibi R. 

 JaR. 



G. L. Bate?, Esq. (C.)- 



"Fiff. 207. 



Felmatochrom is longirosti-is. 

 Type. 



12. PELMATOCHROMIS BOULENGERI. 

 Lonnberg, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. .39. 



Depth of body 2| to 3| times in total length, length of head 2 J to 2f 

 times. Snout broad, rounded, with straight upper profile, 2^ times as 

 long as eye, Avhich is 4§ times in length of head and nearly 1^ times in 

 interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; 4 or 5 

 series of teeth ; 4 or 5 series of scales on the cheek. Dorsal XVI 10-11 ; 

 spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f or flength of 

 head. Anal III 7-8 ; third spine shorter but stouter than last dorsal. 



