360 



silueid^:. 



maxillary barbel about f- length of head, reaching root of pectoral or 

 not quite so far ; outer mandibular barbel ^ to § length of bead, inner 

 about ^. Gill-rakers moderately long, 5 or 6 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal I 6, much nearer end of snout than root of caudal. 

 Adipose dorsal low, 1 to 1| times as long as rayed dorsal, about half as 

 long as its distance from latter. Anal II 6-7. Pectoral f to f lengtn 

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

 dorsal. Caudal with crescentic emargination. Caudal peduncle as long 

 as deep or a little longer than deep. Dark olive-brown above, with 

 darker spots or marblings and usually with 4 to 6 more or less distinct 

 large transverse yellowish spots on the back ; fins light, with dark spots, 

 which may be disposed in transverse series ; caudal usually with two 

 regular blackish bars, or blackish at the base, with a large blackish 

 blotch on each lobe. 



Total length 140 millim. 



G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 



7. AMPHILIUS ATESUENSIS. 



Amphilius platychir (non Giinth. 1864), Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1902, ii. p. 336. 

 Amphilius atesaensis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiv. 1901, p. 17. 



Kg. 280. 



Aniphilius atesaensis. 

 Type, f 



Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to i\ 



