ALESTES. 



209 



Caudal deeply forked, lobes pointed. 



Caudal peduncle a little longer 



than deep. Scales with radiating and anastomosing canals, 25-27 p' 

 2 between lateral line and root of ventral. Silvery, brownish on the 

 back ; a more or less distinct dark spot above the lateral line, behind the 

 gill-opening. 



Total length 140 millim. 



Webi Shebeli to Tana, East Africa. 



Eig. 156. 





Alettes affims. 









Wabbi. 





1-3. Types. 



Merifano, Tana R. 



Prof. J. W. Gregory (P.). 



4. Ad. 



Webi Shebeli. 





Dr. Donaldson Smith (C.) 



5-6. Ad. 



Wabbi R. 





Prof. 0. Neumann (C). 



7. Ad. 



Ganana R. 





Capt. V. Bottego (C.) ; 

 Genoa Museum (P.). 



8. Ad. 



Auata R. 



14. ALESTES IMBERI. 



Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 276, and Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 66, pi. xii. fig. 3 



(1868). 

 Brachyalestes imberi, Giinth. Cat. Fish. v. p. 316 (1864) ; Pfeff. Tbierw. O.-Afr., 



Fische, p. 43 (1896). 

 Alestes fuchsii, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 83, pi. xxxvi. fig. 1 (1899). 

 Alestes lemairii, Bouleng. 11. cc. pp. 84, 154, fig. 2. 

 ? Alestes fuchsii, var. twniata, Pellegr, Bull. Mus. Paris, 1903, p. 328. 



Depth of body 2| to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3^- to 

 4^- times. Head 1| to 2 times as long as broad, as long as deep or a 

 little longer ; snout as long as or a little shorter than diameter of eye, 



vol. i. r 



