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4. EUGRAULICYPRIS BOTTEGI. 



Neobola bottegi, Vincig. Ann. Mns. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 57, pi. v. fig. 1, and 

 xvii. pp. 31, 364, and xix. 1898, p. 261 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, ii. 

 p. 332, and Fish. Nile, p. 268 (1907). 



Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4-f 

 times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad ; snout pointed, not 

 projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is nearly 3 times in 

 length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below 

 anterior fourth or anterior third of eye; suborbitals covering greater 

 part of cheek. Gill-rakers few and very short. Dorsal II 7-8, its 

 origin corresponding to or slightly in advance of that of the anal, 

 about twice as far from end of snout as from caudal ; first branched 



Pig. 187. 



■ Br 



Engraulicypris bottegi. 

 Type, after Vinciuguerra {I. c). 



ray longest, about § length of head. Anal II 15-17. Pectoral acutely 

 pointed, usually reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal 



gl 171 



peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 40-45 -^r 1 , 1 between lateral 

 line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Yellowish brown above, 

 silvery on the sides ; fins colourless. 

 Total length 73 millim. 



Somaliland, Southern Ethiopia, Omo River and Lake Rudolf. — Types 

 in Genoa Museum. 



Capt, V. Bottego (C.) ; 



Genoa Museum (P.). 



Prof. 0. Neumann and 



Baron C. v. Erlanger (C). 



1-3. Hgr. 



Ganana R. at Lugh. 



4-6. Ad. & hgr. 



Wabbi R, (Webi Shebeli 



7-8. Ad. 



Modjo R. 



9-12. Ad. 



Iraro R. „ 



13-14. Ad. & hgr. 



Omo R. 



Prof. 0. Neumann (C). 



5. ENGRAULICYPRIS MINUTUS. 

 Neobola minuta, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 549, pi. xxxii. fig. 1. 



Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout 

 pointed, not extending beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is 



