£4 CYPEINODONTID^E. 



scales in longitudinal series, 24 round body in front of ventrals ; lateral 

 line indicated by a series of pits. Dark green above (in life), golden or 

 yellowish white beneath ; a dark brown transverse spot on each side ; 

 dorsal and anal fins greenish yellow and spotted with dark brown, edged 

 with white in the male. -v 



Total length 70 millim. 



Mozambique. — Types in Berlin Museum. 



1-2. Two of the types. Quellimane. Prof. W. Peters (P.). 



3. Ad. „ Sir J. Kirk (P.). 



11. FUNDULUS MELANOSPILUS. 

 Fundulus orthortotus, part., Playf. & Giinth. Fish. Zanz. p. 118, pi. xvii. fig. 3 



(1866). 

 Fundulus tccniopygus, part., Garman, Mem. Mus. Coinp. Zool. xix. I, 1895, p. 11-1. 

 Fundulus melanospilus, Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 48 (1896). 



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

 Snout short and broad, a little shorter than eye ; mouth directed 

 upwards ; lower jaw projecting ; eye 4 times in length of head, If to 



Fig. 25. 



Fundulus melanospilus. 

 $ , tj'pe, after Playfair &. Guntber, op. cit. 



If times in interorbital width ; space between eye and lip very narrow, 

 the latter forming an angle fitting into a notch close to the former. 

 Dorsal 14-15, originating midway between occiput and root of caudal, 

 longest rays about f length of head. Anal 17-18, opposite to dorsal. 

 Pectoral § length of head, reaching base of ventral or a little beyond ; 

 ventral small, nearly equally distant from end of snout and from base of 

 caudal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. 

 30-31 scales in longitudinal series, 22-24 round body in front of 

 ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Brownish, posterior 

 part of body with black dots. Male unknown. 



Total length 55 millim. 



Seychelles. 

 1-5. Types. Seychelles. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 



