HAPLOCHILUS. 69 



of head in female, nearly as long as head in male. Anal 14-15, longest 

 rays f to f length of head. Pectoral f to f length of head, reaching 

 beyond base of ventral ; latter much nearer end of snout than root of 

 caudal, small in the female, produced to beyond origin of anal in male. 

 Caudal truncate, as long as head. Caudal peduncle lh times as long as 

 deep. 29-31 scales in longitudinal series, 16-18 round body in front 

 of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Yellowish, finely speckled with 

 blackish, the vertebral line and a broad lateral band olive-brown ; fins 

 uniform greyish. 



Total length 52 millim. 



Portuguese Congo. 



1-2. Types. Lucola E., near Oabinda. Dr. W. J. Ansoroc (C). 



3-4. Ad. Buco Zau, Luali II. „ 



31. HAPLOCHILUS JOHNSTONII. 

 Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 027 ; Bouleng. Ann. Natal Mus. i. 1908, 



p. 220. 

 Haplochilus atripinna, Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 46 (189G) ; Hilgend. & 



Pappeuh. Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. 1903, p. 271. 



Depth of body 4 to 5 times in total length, length of head 3J to 

 4 times. Head flat above ; snout short and broad, shorter than eye ; 

 mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting ; eye 2| to 3 times in 

 length of head, not or but little shorter than postocular part of head, 

 1^ to 1§ times in interorbital width ; prseorbital nearly -| diameter of 

 eye. Dorsal 7-8, originating twice as far from eye as from root 

 of caudal, above posterior third of anal ; longest rays § to f length of 

 head. Anal 13-14. Pectoral § to f length of head, reaching base 



Fig. 56. 



Uaplochilus joliiistonii. 

 Type. 



of ventral ; latter moderately large, much nearer end of snout than 

 root of caudal. Caudal rounded, not or but slightly longer than head. 

 Caudal peduncle 1| to If times as long as deep. 28-29 scales in 

 longitudinal series, 18-20 round body in front of ventrals; no lateral- 



