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times. Head nearly as long as deep, its width a little less than its 

 length to occiput; snout rounded, projecting a little beyond the mouth, 

 as long as or a little longer than eye ; eye perfectly lateral, 3^ to 4 times 

 in length of head ; interorbital width twice in length of head ; maxillary 

 not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 16 (|) teeth in upper 

 jaw, 10 (|) in lower; lower border of second suborbital equal to diameter 

 of eye or a little longer. Gill-rakers moderate, 17 to 20 on lower part 

 of anterior arch. Dorsal II 8, originating immediately behind vertical 



Fig. 117. 





Alettes schoutedeni. 

 Type (A. M. C). |. 



of last ray of ventral, and at equal distance from anterior or posterior 

 border of eye and from root of caudal ; first branched ray f to f length 

 of head. Anal HI 11—12. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not 

 reaching ventral. Caudal forked, with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 



4*- 



a little longer than deep. Scales with anastomosing canals, 26-2S y|, 

 1^ between lateral line and ventral. Olive-brown above, pinkish white 

 beneath ; sometimes a broad dark brown band along the side ; a large 

 blackish blotch on the caudal peduncle ; fins brownish grey, pectorals 

 and ventrals sometimes with a large median black spot. 



Total length 220 millitn. 



Chiloango System, Lower Congo. 



1-2. Types. Lebuzi R. at Boma VonJe. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



3. Type. ,, Kuka Mnno. „ 



Intermediate between A. poptce and A. grandisquamis in the positioir 

 of the dorsal fin ; distinguished from both by the more numerous gill- 

 rakers. 



