PELMATOCllHOMIS. 



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reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral extending a little beyond 

 origin of anal. Caudal rounded (obliquely subtruncate). Caudal 

 peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 32 | ; lateral 

 lines ^. Brownish above, whitish beneath, with seven very indistinct 

 darker cross-bars ; a dark bar below anterior third of eye ; dorsal and 

 anal fins with round brown spots. 



Total length 110 millim. 



Makabusi R., Zambesi System. 



1. Type. Makabusi R., near Salisbury, J. ff. Darling, Esq. (P.). 



Mashonaland. 



Yirr. 280. 



Pelmatochromis darlin(/i. 

 Type. 



26. PELMATOCHROMIS RIPONIANUS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Genova, (3) v. 1911, p. 69, pi. ii. fig. 3. 



Depth of body 2^ to B times in total length, length of head 2| to 

 2-| times. Head twice or a little over twice as long as broad ; snout 

 rounded, as long as broad, with feebly convex upper profile, 1^ to 

 If times as long as eye, which is 3f to -If times in length of head, 

 1 to 1-J times in interorbital width, and exceeds least depth of prte- 

 oibital ; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye or not 

 quite so far; teeth conical, in 3 or 4 series, outer rather small, 50 to 60 

 in upper jaw, inner minute ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, 

 width' of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers rather short, 

 7 to 9 on lower part of anterior arch, the longest bifid. Dorsal 



