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than eye, which is 3^ to 4| times in length of head and equals inter- 

 orbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 

 teeth in 3 or 4 series, outer larger and conical or more or less distinctly 

 bicuspid, inner usually tricuspid, sometimes conical ; 3 or 4 series of 

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

 little more than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 7 to 10 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XIV (rarely XV) 9-11 ; spines 

 subequal or increasing in length posteriorly, last ^ to f length of head ; 

 longest soft rays ^ to § length of head. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine as 

 long as or a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral | to f length 

 of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent 



Haplochromis moffati. 

 Indukuduku, Zululand. 



or origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 

 Scales denticulate, 26-31 %z\->,\ lateral lines gfjj. Olive or brownish, 

 uniform or with pearl-coloured dots, or with ill-defined darker cross- 

 bars, with or without an interrupted dark lateral band ; a black opercular 

 spot ; sometimes a dark bar below the eye ; spinous dorsal dark -edged, 

 at least anteriorly ; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal with small dark and 

 light spots ; anal rarely with light ocellar spots. 



Total length 110 millim. 



South Africa, Upper tributaries of Congo (Katanga). — Type apparently 

 lost. 

 1-6, 7-16. Ad. & Nr. Durban. Rev. N. Abraham (P.). 



