28 CYPEINODONTJD^E. 



length of head, 1| times in interorbital width ; space between eye and lip 

 about -§- diameter of former. Dorsal 13-14, originating at equal distance 

 from head and from base of caudal ; longest (posterior) rays § to | 

 length of head. Anal 15-16, originating slightly in advance of dorsal. 

 Pectoral nearly § length of head, not quite reaching base of ventral, 

 which is small and midway between end of snout and base of caudal. 

 Caudal rounded in the female, subtruncate in the male. Caudal peduncle 

 longer than 'deep. 29-31 scales in longitudinal series, 24-20 round 

 body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a more or less 

 complete series of pits. Male pale yellowish green (in life), with 

 numerous narrow, often paired, vertical bars of dark carmine ; sides of 

 head metallic green, variegated with carmine ; gular (branchiostegal) 

 region of a dark, rich blue ; pectoral fin whitish, with an oblique 

 crimson streak, ventral with red tip ; vertical fins grey, dotted with 



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Fundulus spurreUi. 



6 ? , types, x 1J-. 



carmine and broadly edged with yellow or orange, the yellow bands 

 occupying the upper and lower fourths of the caudal. Female paler, 

 more translucent, at times pinkish ; fins white, dorsal and anal dotted 

 with carmine. 



Total length 42 millim. 



Gold Coast. 

 1-5. Types. Tano P., Gold Coast. Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell (P.). 



5. FUNDULUS BATESII. 

 Boulcng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 261. 



Depth of body 4^ times in total length, length of head 3t> times. 

 Head flat above ; snout short and broad, as long as eye ; mouth directed 

 upwards ; lower jaw projecting ; eye 3f times in length of head, 1^ times 

 in interorbital width. Dorsal 14-15, originating midway between eye 

 and root of caudal, longest (posterior rays) f to | length of head ; space 



