210 CYPKINID-E. 



Synopsis of tie Species. 



I. Anal 13-15, its origin below or a little further buck than that of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 18-52 ; month not extending quite to below 



anterior border of eye ; depth of body 6-7 



times in total length 1. E. sanle1l«, Gthr., p. 210. 



L 1. 50-52 ; month extending to below anterior 

 third of eye ; depth of body 4jr times in 

 total length 2. E. brecianalis, Blgr., p. 211. 



II. Anal 17-19. its origin below or slightly farther back than that of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 4K-52 ; mouth extending to below anterior 



border of eye ?>. E. anjenteits, Pellegr., p. 212. 



L. 1. 40-45 ; mouth extending to beyond ver- 

 tical of anterior border of eye .... 4. E. hottest, Vincig., p. 213. 



III. Anal 20, originating in advance of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 37 ; mouth extending to below anterior 



border of eye 5. E. nthiiifiiss, Blgr., p. 213. 



1. EXGRAULICTPRLS SARDELLA. 

 Bariluis KitnhUa, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 2U2 (1808); Bouleng. Ann. Mus. 



Congo, Zool. i. p. 103 (lo'JiV). 

 Etoriiiilii'i/pr'/s piiii/iiis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. C27, fig. 



Depth of body 6 to 7 times in total length, length of head 4 to i\ 

 times. Head about '2\ times as long - as broad; snout obtuse, as long as 



Fig. 184. 



KnffrmiKeypris sardella. 



L. Nyassa. 



or a little longer than eye; chin projecting a little beyond snout; eye 

 3f to 4 times in length of head and greater than interorbital width ; 

 mouth not extending quite to below anterior border of eye ; no naked 

 space on cheek. Gill-rakers moderately long, close-set, about 30 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 9, originating above or a little in advance 

 of anal, its distance from end of snout 1\ to 3 times its distance from 

 caudal; first branched ray longest, about \ length of head. Anal HI 



