282 



CICHLIDiE. 



1. DOCIMODUS JOHNSTONII. 

 Bouleng. 11. cc, fig. ; Pellegr. 1. c. 



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

 Head twice as long as broad, with curved upper profile ; snout as broad 

 as long, a little shorter than postocular part of head ; eye 4\ times in 

 length of head, 1-| times in interorbital width ; mouth extending to 

 between nostril and eye ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, depth 

 of scaly part greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 11 or 12 

 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 8-9 ; spines in- 



Fie. 192. 





f) 



"f? 



Docimodus jolinslonii. 

 Type (P. Z. S. 1896). 



creasing in length to the fifth, which is f length of head. Anal III 

 9-10 ; third spine as long as and much thicker than last or penultimate 

 dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 

 33-34 j^ ; lateral lines j^. A black stripe along the posterior half of 

 the body, between the lateral lines ; soft dorsal with round dark spots. 



Total length 200 millim. 



Upper Shire River. 



1-2. Types. Upper Shirt?. Dr. Percy Kendall (0.) ; 



Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 



