360 



S1LUBID.E. 



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 \\ times as long as rayed dorsal, about half as 

 long as its distance from latter. Anal II 6-7. Pectoral \ to -§ 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. 



South Cameroon. 





1. Type. 



Hills in Bulu Country, near 





Efulen, 1500-2000 ft. 



2-10. Ad. & bgr. 



)i 



11. Skel. 



?? 



12-21. Ad., hgr., & yg. 



Kribi R. 



22-29. 



Lobi R, 



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



7. AMPHILIUS ATESUENSIS. 



AmpJulius iilatycliir (non Giinth. 1864), Griinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1902, ii. p. 336.. 

 Amplrilius atesuensis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiv. 1901, p. 17. 



Fie. 280 



Anij/Mlius atisueiwis. 

 Type. -£. 



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



