470 CICHLID.^. 



about f length of head. Ventral produced into a filament, extending 

 beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle as long 

 as deep. Scales 36-40 ,^,; lateral lines ^^ Uniform brown, or 



F\^. 322. 



Lamprologus modestus. 

 Type(Ti-. Z. S. IJ 



yellowish A^ith 7 brown bars across the back ; soft dorsal and caudal 

 with round blackish spots. 



Total length 85 millim. 



T.ake Tanganyika. 



1. Type. Mbity Eocks. ProE. J. E. S. Moore (C). 



2. Typo. Kinyamkolo. „ 



3. Hgr. Komba Bay. Dr. W. A. Unnningtou (C). 



4. Skel. Albertville. (.'apt. Hecq (C). 



11. [.AMPROLOGUS MONDABU. 

 Bouleng. Tr. Zool. !Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 5.t7, pi. xxxvi. fig. ?>. 



Depth of body 3| times in total length, length of head 3 times. 

 Head 2\ to 2^ times as long as broad, with slightly concave upper 

 profile ; snout pointed, 1| to 2 times as long as eye, which is 4-| to 5 

 times in length of head and equal to or slightly less than interorbital 

 width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; 6 large canines in 

 front of each jaw, followed by a rather broad band of minute villiform 

 teeth ; lateral teeth small ; cheek naked. Gill-rakers very short, 7 or 8 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIX 9 ; spines increasing in 

 length to the last, which measures f length of head ; soft dorsal acutely 

 pointed behind, longest ray measuring f length of head. Anal V 7, 

 last spine \ length of head. Pectoral § length of head. Ventral 

 reaching origin of anal. Caudal slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 



