MASTACEMBELUS. 



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6. MASTACEMBELUS CUNNINGTONI. 

 Boulcng. Tr. Zoul. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 575, pi. xli. fig. 3 ; Steind. Anz. Ak. Wien, 

 1909, p. 388. 



Depth of body 9| to 11 times in total length, length of head 6j to 7| 

 times. Vent nearly equally distant from end of snout and fiom caudal, 

 its distance from head 1\ to 2f times length of latter. Snout 3 to 4 

 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is a little longer 

 than latter; mouth extending to below posterior nostril or not quite so 

 far; a strong erectile spine below posterior nostril; two strong pise- 

 opercular spines. Dorsal XXVH-XXIX 95-105 ; spines increasing 

 in length, last 1| times as long as eye ; distance between first spine and 

 head \ to f length of latter. Anal II 115-125. Caudal pointed. 

 Pectoral | to | length of head. Scales very small, 20-28 between 

 origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Uniform brown above, or olive- 

 Fig. 72. 



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Mastacembelus cunningtoni. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1906). §. 



brown mottled with darker, white beneath ; pectoral, dorsal, and anal 

 fins brown, with a light edge ; caudal blackish, edged with orange. 



Total length 080 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. 



1-2. Types. Kituta. Dr. W. A Cunnington (C). 



3. Type. Kazzaga. „ 



i. Ad. Kilewa Bay. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 



7. MASTACEMBELUS LIBERIENS1S. 

 Mastacembelus marcldi (non Sauv.), Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 31. 

 Mastacembelus liberiensis, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 23. 



Depth of body 12 to 13 times in total length, length of head 8| to 

 9 times. Vent nearly equally distant from end of snout and from caudal, 



