3. OPHIOCEPHALUS INSIGNIS. 



Sauv. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1884, p. 195, pi. v. fig. 3 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. 

 Congo, p. 369 (1901) ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien, Ixxxix. 1913, p. 47. 



Barely distinguishable from the preceding by the smaller scales. 

 Depth of body 6 to 7 times in total length. Dorsal 40-43. Anal 

 28-29. Scales 83-90 ^^^ ; lateral line 37-50. Markings as in the 

 preceding, but chevron-shaped dark bars across the back often connect 

 the lateral spots. 



Total length 410 millim. 



Cameroon to Congo, — Type in Paris Museum. 



