392 



CICHLIDJE. 



eye, or not quite so far ; teeth in 3 to 5 series, 44 to 52 in outer series 

 of upper jaw ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part 

 equal to or a little less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 7 on 

 lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV-XV 10-12; spines subequal 

 from the fifth, or increasing in length to the last, which measures about 

 | length of head ; middle soft rays produced, as long as head or a little 

 longer. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine shorter than longest dorsal. 

 Pectoral f to nearly once length of head, nearly reaching origin of anal. 

 Ventral produced into a filament, reaching beyond origin of anal in adult. 

 Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid. 



Fig. 264. 



Pelmatochromis ocellifer. 

 Monsembe. 



27-29 



2i-3 



lateral lines 



17-19 



Brownish with five rather indistinct 



10-11' 1 ' VLC1(V1 ""» 8-11 ■ 



dark bars, which may be replaced by a series of dark blotches on the 

 side ; a black opercular spot ; a dark, sometimes light-edged spot at 

 the base of the dorsal, between the spinous and soft portions ; soft dorsal 

 with light spots. 



Total length 130 millim. 



Upper Congo. 



1. Type. 



2. Ad. 



Monsembe. 



Hev. J. II. Weeks (P.). 



