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GOBIID^. 



55, 56. AJ. 



57. Ac). 



58. Ad. 



59. Hgr. 



Gaboon. 



Chiloango R. near Leila. 

 Luculla R., Chiloango. 

 Lulongo R. near Cabinda, 

 Portuguese Congo. 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



13. ELEOTRIS MONTEIRI. 

 O'Shaughn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xv. 1875, p. 147. 



Body not or but feebly compressed, its depth 4 to 5 times in total 

 length ; length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head longer than broad, scaly 

 above from between the eyes; a groove on each side behind the eye; 

 cheek naked or vi'ith a few scales ; operculum more or less scaly ; snout 

 broad, rounded, as long as or a little longer than eye, the diameter of 

 which is 5| to 7 times in length of head, 1^ to 2 times in interorbital 

 width; lower jaw projecting; maxillary extending to below centre or 

 posterior border of eye ; no canine teeth ; a strong antrorse spine at 

 angle of prseoperculum. Dorsals VI, I 8, narrowly separated from each 

 other, longest rays ^ to |- length of head. Anal I 8, its origin a little 

 behind that of dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head, longer than 

 ventral. Caudal rounded, shorter than head. Caudal peduncle twice as 

 long as deep. Scales strongly ciliated, 60-70 in longitudinal series, 

 19-22 between dorsal and anal. Brown, Avith rather indistinct darker 



Fig. 13. 



Eieotris motiteirl. 

 Type. 



spots, with or without a dark lateral band; fins purplish with numerous 

 small dark and light spots; first dorsal blackish towards the upper 

 border, which is whitish. 



Total length 230 millim. 



^^'est Africa, from Spanish Guinea to Angola. 



