ANABAS. 



63 



Ctenopoma kingsleyw, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1896, p. 270, pi. xiii. 



fig. A ; Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1899, p. 359. 

 Anabas Hngsleyce, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) iii. 1899, p. 243, and Poiss. 



Bass. Congo, p. 375 (1901). 



Depth of body 2 to 2§ times in total length, length of head 2f to 

 3f times. Snont rounded, a little shorter than eye, which is 3i to 

 4-J times in length of head and 1 to 1J times in interorbital width ; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior fourth or third of eye ; palatine 

 teeth present ; preeorbital and prseoperculum entire ; suboperculum and 

 interoperculum more or less distinctly denticulate ; several spines above 

 and below opercular notch. 6 to 8 very short gill-rakers on lower part 

 of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVIII 8-10 ; spines subequal from the 

 fourth or fifth, \ to f length of head ; longest soft rays \ to § length of 

 head. Anal IX (rarely X) 9-11, similar to dorsal. Pectoral | to 

 f length of head. Ventral not extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal 

 rounded. A mere indication of a caudal peduncle. Scales rugose and 

 strongly ctenoid, 25-29 g^; lateral lines -^ : . Brown or olive ; a large 

 black spot in front of the base of caudal, surrounded by a yellow circle 

 in the young. 



Total length 190 millim. 

 Senegambia to Congo. 



1-2. Ad. 





Gambia. 



3. Ad. 





Corbal R. at Tchitote, Portu- 

 guese Guinea. 



4. Yg. 





N. Sherbo District, Sierra 

 Leone. 



5-13. Ad. 



&hgr. 



Nanna Km, Liberia. 



14. Ad. 





Lagos. 



15. Ad. 





Odo Omi, head-water of Omi 

 R., Lagos. 



16. Ad. 





Niger. 



17. Ad. 





Agberi, Lower Niger. 



18-21. Yg. 





Abo, ,, 



22-27. Yg. 





Assay, „ 



28. Ad. 





i> j) 



29. Hgr. 





Kwale, Ethiope R., Lower 

 Niger. 



30-31. Ad. 



&hgr. 



A bogaji, head-waters of Aboina 

 R., Cross R. system. 



32-34. Types. 



Kondo-kondo, Ogowe. 



35-37. Ad. 



& hgr. 



Ombrokua, ,, 



38. Yg. 





Eloby, Gaboon. 



39-40. Ad. 



& Yg. 



Gaboon. 



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

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



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



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

 Sir A. Moloney (P.). 

 Major G. E. Bruce (P.) . 



Mr. J. T. Dalton (C). 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



Capt.R.D.Gard'ner(P.). 



Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 



Miss Kingsley (C). 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



