ANABAS. 



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long, as long as eye. Scales rugose, strongly ctenoid, 25-30 ^ ; lateral 



G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 



1- 11-18 Tl 



lines ^3jQ, Brownish or olive, with 6 to 9 more or less distinct dark 

 cross-bands ; young with a round blackish spot at base of caudal. 



Total length 75 miliim. 



South Cameroon to Congo. 



1-6. Ad. & h^-r. Kribi R., S. Cameroon. 



7-11. Ad. &h or. Zinia Country, „ 



12-16. Ad. & hgr. Njong R., 



,, at Akonolinga, S. 



Cameroon. 

 Ja R., S. Cameroon. 

 Graboon. 



Lambarene, Ogowe. 

 Lindi R., Upper Congo. 



Avakubi, Aruwinii, 

 Banzyyille, Ubangbi. 

 Dnngn, Uelle. 

 Between Arebi and Aba, Uelle. 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 

 M. M. Storms (C.) ; 



Brussels Museum (P.). 

 Dr. C. Christy (C). 

 Capt. Royaux (C). 

 Capt. Hutereau (C). 



Fig. 35. 





Anabas ansorgii. 

 Type (A. M. C). 



9. ANABAS ANSORGII. 

 Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. p. 23, pi. xvii. fig. 7 (1912). 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 J to 3|^ times in total length. 

 Snout rounded, a little shorter than eye, which is 3f to 4 times in 

 length of head and equals or a little exceeds interorbital width ; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye ; no palatine teeth ; 

 piteorbital, prseoperculum, interoperculum, and suboperculum entire; 

 2 to 5 small spines above and one below opercular notch. 7 or 8 very 

 short gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII-XVIII 

 7 ; last spine longest, ^ length of head ; median soft ray produced into 



