HAPLOCHEOMIS. 



longer than deep. Scales finely denticulate, 33-36 



4-5 % 

 12-13 > 



287 

 lateral lines 



22-24 



jgzjg. Silvery, largely and irregularly marbled with blackish, or olive 

 speckled and spotted or marbled with dark brown ; a dark bar may 

 extend from below the eye to the angle of the mouth and two dark bars 



Fijr. 194. 



IIojHochr otnis lictnystouu. 



Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). -5. 



may be present across the head, from eye to eye; dorsal, caudal, and 

 pectoral fins usually with round blackish spots ; ventral and anal 

 usually blackish. 



Total length 190 millim. 



Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire River. 



1. Type. L. Nyassa or Upper Shire. 



2. Ad. L. Nyassa. 



3. Yg. „ 



4. Ad. Upper Shire. 



Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 

 Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.). 

 Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C. ). 

 Dr. Percy Rendall (C.) ; 

 Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 



2. HAPLOCHROMIS VENUSTUS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 241. 



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

 Snout with straight upper profile, H to If diameters of eye, which is 4 

 to 4^ times in length of head, 1^ to 1J times in interorbital width, and 

 equal to or a little less than least depth of prseorbital ; lower jaw not 

 projecting ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 

 outer teeth moderately large, all conical or some bicuspid, 56 to 74 in 

 upper jaw, followed by 3 or 4 series of small conical teeth ; 3 or 4 

 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little 



