FUNDULUS. 31 



times. Hend flat above ; snout short and broad, a little shorter than 

 eye; mouth directed upwards; lower jaw projecting; eye 3| to 4 times 

 in length of head, 1-y to 1^ times in interorbital width ; space between 

 eye and lip about J diameter of former. Dorsal 15-16, originating 

 slightly in advance of anal, at nearly equal distance from eye and from 

 root of caudal ; longest (posterior) ray quite as long as head in male, 

 shorter in female. Anal 15-17, similar to dorsal. Pectoral about § 

 length of head, reaching base of ventral, which is small and nearly 



Pie. 21. 





Fundulus arnoldi. 



Types, J ? . 



midway between end of snout and base of caudal. Caudal rounded in 

 female, with upper and lower rays much produced in male. Caudal 

 peduncle much longer than deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal series, 

 20-22 round body ; an interrupted series of lateral-line pits. Pale olive, 

 spotted or dotted with crimson on the head, body, and vertical fins ; 

 male with a dark band along the upper part of the dorsal and anal fins. 



Total length 55 millim. 



Niger Delta. 



1-4. Types. Warri. Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



5. Ad, 



J3 



G. Ad. Sapell 



e. 



8. FUNDULUS PALMQUISTII. 

 Lonnb. Kilim.-Moru Exped., Fish. p. 7 (1907). 



Depth of body 3^ times in total length, length of head 2| to 3 times. 

 Head flat above ; snout broad, as long as or a little longer than eye; 

 mouth directed upwards; lower jaw projecting; eye about 4 times in 

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

 and lip about -j diameter of former. Dorsal 16, originating about 

 midway between eye and base of caudal ; longest rays (in male) about 

 | length of head. Anal 15, originating slightly behind origin of 



