348 



CICHLID.E. 



Dorsal XV-XVI 9-10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which 

 measures f to \ length of head ; longest soft rays \ to f length of head . 

 Anal III 9-10 ; third spine as long as or a little shorter than last dorsal. 

 Pectoral as long as head or slightly shorter, extending to vertical of 

 origin of anal, or a little beyond. Ventral reaching origin of anal, or a 

 little beyond. Caudal rounded, upper rays usually the longer. Caudal 

 peduncle 1| to 1| times as long as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 

 34-40 j^Yh ; lateral lines yrnr. Coloration very variable, yellow, 

 brownish or olive, with or without dark cross-bands, which may be 



Fig. 235. 





Iljpf^ - y&%rtfp 



mm 



•m^a* 



Paratilapia retrodens. 

 Bunjako (F. N.). 



intersected by three dark longitudinal bands ; often two black bars 

 across the snout, a third across the posterior part of the interorbital 

 region, and a fourth from below the anterior third of the eye to the 

 angle of the mouth ; a dark opercular spot usually present ; anal 

 sometimes with two or three bright ocellar spots. 



Total length 165 millim. 



Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile. — Type in Berlin Museum. 



1-G. Ad. & hgr. 

 7-9. Ad. & hgr. 

 10. Ad. 



11-12. Ad. & hgr. 

 13. jSkel. 



Bunjako. 

 Entebbe. 

 Sesse Ids. 



Jinja, Ripon Falls. 



Mr. E. Degen (C). 



Dr. E. Bayon (C.) ; 



Genoa Museum (P."). 



