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CHARACINIDiE. 



deep. Scales 23-25 gf, 2 between latei-al line and root of ventral. Olive 

 or bluish above, whitish beneath ; a silvery lateral band ; fins greyish. 



Total length 70 millim. 



Lower Congo. 



Fig. 171. 



J. J. Monteiro, Esq. (0.). 

 M. P. Delhez (C). 



.5. MICRALESTES UROT^ENIA, sp. n. 

 Depth of body 2f to 3 times in total length, length of head 4 times. 

 Head twice as long as broad, a little longer than deep ; snout much 

 shorter than eye, which is 2J times in length of head and equals inter- 

 Tig. 172. 



Micralestes urotcenia. 

 Type. 



orbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 

 12 teeth (|) in upper jaw, 10 (g) in lower. Gill-rakers short, about 12 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 8, originating immediately 



