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yellowish beneath, with numerous, rather large carmine spots disposed 

 irregularly ; dorsal fin with small round purple spots ; anal and caudal 

 with large purple markings, which may form streaks in the direction 

 of the rays. Female yellowish, the scales of the upper parts edged 



Fig. 36. 



Eaplochilus lujce. 

 cf & $ , types. 



with olive-brown ; small red or orange spots sometimes present on the 

 sides; dorsal, anal, and caudal with small purplish-brown spots. 



Total length 45 millim. 



Kasai, Congo. — Types in Luxemburg Museum. 

 1-6. Types. Kondue, Sankun R, M. E. Luja (C). 



9. HAPLOCHILUS HOMALOXOTUS. 



Pcecilla omalonota, A. Dum. Arch. llus. x. 1861, p. 257, pi. xxii. fig. 7. 

 ITaplocliilus homalonotus, Sauv. Hist. Madag., Poiss. p. 485, pi. xlvii. fig. 2 (1891). 



Depth of body nearly 5 times in total length, length of head 3^ 10 

 4 times. Head flat above ; snout short and broad, as long as eye ; 

 mouth directed upwards ; lower jaw strongly projecting ; eye 3^ to 4 

 times in length of head ; pneorbital very narrow. Dorsal 11, originating 

 twice as far from head as from root of caudal, above middle of anal, 

 longest ray about ^ length of head. Anal 14. Pectoral § length of 

 head, reaching ventral ; latter equally distant from end of snout and 

 from root of caudal. Caudal rounded, shorter than head. Caudal 

 peduncle not longer than deep. 28 scales in longitudinal series. 

 Uniform reddish brown. 



Total leno-th 95 millim. 



Nossi Be, Madagascar. — Types in Paris Museum. 



10. HAPLOCHILUS NUCHIMACULATUS. 

 Pcecllia nucMmaculata, Guichen. Mem. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cherb. xii. 1866, p. 111. 

 HaplocMlus nuchimacidatus, Sauv. Hist. Madag., Poiss. p. 486, pi. xli. e. fig. 1 

 (.1891). 



Depth of body about 4 times in total length, length of head 3| times. 



