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to second dorsal. Pectoral § to | length of head. Ventral with a 

 broad basal membrane, terminating at a great distance from A^ent. 

 Caudal rounded, shorter than head. Caudal peduncle 1\ to If times 

 as long as deep. Scales strongly ciliated, 58-64 in longitudinal series, 

 16-18 in transverse series between dorsal and anal. Olive-brown or 

 green above, metallic bronzy or golden on the sides, white beneath ; 

 more or less distinct dark brown or black spots or marblings above ; two 

 dark oblique lines directed forwards from the eye to the mouth ; 

 second dorsal with numerous small blackish spots; caudal with trans- 

 verse series of black spots, which may be confluent into irregular 

 cross-bars. 



Total length 160 millim. — Grows to 250 millim. 



Fresh waters of East and South-East Africa and Madagascar. — Types 

 in Berlin Museum. 



1-2. Ad. & ligr. Mkata R., German E. Africa. Dr. E. J. Baxter (C). 



3. One of the types. Sena, Mozambique. Dr. W. Peters (P-). 



4-5. Ad. Tete, „ Mr. 0. H. B. Grant ((J.) ; 



C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). 

 G. Skel. „ „ „ „ 



7. Ad. Umsindusi R., Pietermaritzburg. Dr. E. Warren (P.). 



8 Ad. Imerina, Madagascar. Rev. R. Baron (C). 



The following specimen is referred with doubt to this species: — 

 9. Ad. Niger. Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



11. GOBIUS GUINEENSIS. 



Gohius wneofuscus, var. gidneensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1876, p. 248. 



Gobius (^Clionophorus) tajasica (noa Licht.), Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, 



p. 25. 

 Gobius ceneofuscus (non Peters), Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1896, 



p. 267. 

 Gobius guineensis, Bouleug. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1902, ii. p. 329. 



Body cylindrical ; depth of body 6 to 7 times in total length, length of 

 head 3j to 3f times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad, naked ; 

 snout rounded, with curved upper profile, about ^ length of head ; eye 

 3^ (young) to 6 times in length of head, 1^ to 3 times interorbital 

 width ; mouth subinferior, extending to belciw anterior border of eye 

 or not quite so far; teeth in 2 or 3 rows in each jaw, outer rather 

 large. Dorsals VI, I 10, well separated, longest rays about \ length 

 of head. Anal 1 10, opposite to second dorsal. Pectoral f to |- length of 



