MICSALESTES. 229 



behind vertical of base of ventrals, a little nearer caudal than end of 

 snout, anterior branched rays produced, much longer than head. Anal 

 III 15-16. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, not 

 reaching base of ventral. Caudal forked, lobes pointed. Caudal 

 peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales 25-27 -gr 2 -, 2 between 

 lateral line and root of ventral ; lateral line incomplete, confined to 

 10-16 scales. Reddish, silvery below ; a blackish streak on each side 

 of the caudal part of the body, extending on median rays of caudal fin. 



Total length 70 millim. 



South Cameroon. 

 1-4. Types. Kribi R. at Efulen. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 



6. MICRALESTES INTERRUPTED. 



Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 88, pi. xxxvi. fig. 6 (1899), and Poiss. 

 Bass. Congo, p. 104 (1901). 



Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 3^ to 3^ times. 

 Head twice as long as broad, a little longer than deep ; snout much 

 shorter than eye, which is 1\ times in length of head and equals inter- 

 orbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 



4 ft 



12 teeth (g) in upper jaw, 10 (<j) in lower. Gill-rakers short, about 12 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 8, originating immediately 

 behind vertical of base of ventrals, a little nearer caudal than end of snout, 

 longest ray as long as head. Anal IV 17-18. Pectoral f length of 



Fig. 173. 



JJicralestes interruptus. 



Type (A. M. C). 



head, reaching base of ventral. Caudal forked, lobes pointed. Caudal 

 peduncle as long as deep. Scales 21-23 p, 2 between lateral line 

 series and root of ventral; lateral line incomplete, confined to 7-3 

 scales. Reddish, with a silvery lateral band. 



Total length 45 millim. 



Upper Congo (Stanley Pool). — Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 

 1-2. Types. Stanley Pool. M. P. Delhez (C). 



