356 



SILUKID^E. 



Dorsal I 6, mucn nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Adipose 

 dorsal low, 2 to 2 J times as long as rayed dorsal, its length f to f its 

 distance from latter. Anal III 6-7. Pectoral -| to ■§ length of head. 

 Ventral a little shorter than pectoral, far behind base of dorsal. Caudal 

 feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Olive-brown 

 above, uniform or spotted or marbled with darker ; fins uniform or dotted 

 with blackish. 



Total length 210 millim. 



East Africa (Tana to Athi River Systems). 



1-3. Types. 



4-9. Ad. & hgr. 

 10. Skel. 

 11-12. Hgr. 

 13. AJ. 



11-1 C. Ad. & hgr. 



Chania R. of Tetse, Tana System, 



7000 ft. 

 Nero-Narok System, 4000-5000 ft. 



Kibosho, Kilimanjaro. 



Nairobi R., Prov. Kikuyu, Athi 



System. 

 Nairobi R., 3500 ft. 



S. L. Hinde, Esq. (P.). 



Prof. O.Neumann (C). 

 M. C. Alluaud (C.) ; 



Paris Museum (E.). 

 A. Blayney Percival, 



Esq. (P.). 



3. AMPHILIUS KREFFTII, sp. n. 

 Depth of body 6^ times in total length, length of head A\ times. 

 Head much depressed, as long as broad ; snout broadly rounded, nearly 



Fig. 276. 



Amphilius krefftii. 

 Type. 



I length of head ; eye very small, 8 to 9 times in length of head, 2 to 

 2\ times in interocular width ; posterior nostril a little nearer eye than 

 end of snout; maxillary barbel as long as head, reaching a little beyond 



