CYPEINID^. 



215 



rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle ^ to If times 

 as long as deep. Scales 30-35 i|#, 2-2^ between lateral line and 

 ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, white 

 beneath ; fins bright red, edged with greyish. 



Total length 195 millim. 



Angola. 



1-11. Types. Liicalla R. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



2h. VARICORHINUS STENOSTOMA. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi, 1910, p. 546. 



Depth of body 3^ times in total length, length of head 41 times. 

 Snout rounded, a little broader than long, a little shorter than eye. 



Fig: 135. 



Var icorhinus stenos to ma. 

 Type. 



which is 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth 

 curved, its width f length of head ; no papillae round the mouth ; two 

 barbels on each side, anterior about ^ diameter of eye, posterior §. 

 Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from centre of eye and from caudal ; last 

 simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, 1^ times length of 

 head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray | 

 length of head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral ; latter 

 inserted below middle of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal 



