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CYPEINID^E. 



border straight or slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, 

 strongly serrated, as long as or a little shorter (rarely a little longer) 

 than head. Anal III 5 *, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f to £ length 

 of head, usually reaching or nearly reaching ventral; base of latter 

 entirely in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to 2 times as long 

 as deep. Scales radiately striated, 34-39 gpgf, 3-4 between lateral 

 line and ventral, 16-18 round caudal peduncle. Green above {fide 

 Peters), silvery white below, fins red ; a black spot may be present at 

 the base of the caudal. 



Total length 10-5 millim. 



East Africa to Angola, Orange Eiver, and Natal. — Types in Berlin 

 Museum. 



One specimen (Mazoe, Rhodesia) has G. 



