ELEOTEIS. 



10 



naked or with a few scales ; operculum more or less scaly; snout broad, 

 rounded, as long as or a little longer than eye, the diameter of which is 

 5 (young) to 8 times in length of head, 1^ to 2^- times in interorbital 

 width ; lower jaw projecting ; maxillary extending to below centre or 

 posterior border of eye ; no canine teeth ; a strong antrorse spine at 

 angle of prseoperculum. Dorsals VI, I 8, narrowly separated from each 

 other, longest soft rays J to f length of head. Anal I 8, its origin a 

 little behind that of dorsal. Pectoral § to f length of head, longer than 

 ventral. Caudal rounded-subacuminate, shorter than head. Caudal 

 peduncle If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales smooth on the nape, 

 strongly ciliated on the body, 40-50 in longitudinal series, 15-17 

 between dorsal and anal. Reddish brown or dark brown above, spotted 

 and speckled with darker; a dark lateral band sometimes present; fins 

 yellowish, with dark brown or black transverse bands or series of spots ; 

 lower surface of head brown, usually with light spots. 



Total length 220 millim. 



West Africa, from Senegambia to the Congo. — Type in Paris 

 Museum. 



J. S. Budgett, Esq. (P.). 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



N.W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). 



Dr. J. Biittikofer (C.) ; 

 Leydeu Museum (E.). 

 W. P. Lowe, Esq. (C). 

 Sir A. Moloney (P.). 

 Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 

 J. S. Budgett, Esq. (P.). 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



Miss Kingsley (C). 

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



Miss Kingsley (C). 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 

 P. B. N. AValker, Esq. 

 (P.). 



1-2. Ad. 



Gambia. 



3. Yg. 



Corbal K. at Tchitale, 





Portuguese Guinea. 



4-11. Ad., hgr., & 



N. Sherbo district, Sierra 



yg- 



Leone. 



12-13. Types of E. 



Grand Cape Mount R., 



luettikoferi. 



Liberia. 



14. Yg. 



Nanna Km, Liberia. 



15. Yg. 



Lagos. 



1G-17. Ad. & hgr. 



Lagos Lagoon. 



18-21. Ad. & hgr. 



Assay, Lower Niger. 



22. Skel. 



:•> 5i 



23-26. Ad. & yg. 



Abo, „ 



27. Ad. 



Agberi, 



28-30. Hgr. & yg. 



Degana, 



31-33. Hgr. 



Sapclle, „ 



34-35. Hgr. & yg. 



AVarri, Old Calabar. 



36-50. Ad., hgr., & 



Benito P., Spanish Guinea 



3'g- 

 51. Ad. 



Kondo-Kondo, Ogowe. 



52. Ad. 



Ngomo, Ogowe. 



53, 54. Ad. 



Gaboon. 



