PELMATOCHEOMIS. 



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or less produced, often longer than head. Anal III 7-8 ; third spine 

 as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral § to f length of head, not reaching 

 origin of anal. Ventral more or less produced into a filament, reaching 

 origin of anal, or a little beyond. Caudal rounded or subacuminate. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 27-29 ==^-; lateral 

 Olive, with two darker or blackish longitudinal bands on 



lines 18 - 20 



Pelmutochromis jpulcher. 

 Type (P. Z. S. 1901). f . 



3 



each side, the upper from the occiput to the base of the soft dorsal, the 

 lower from the eye, over the opercle, to the extremity of the caudal fin ; 

 sides of body below lower lateral band and between pectorals and 

 ventrals of a beautiful rose-colour ; spinous dorsal grey, black at the 

 base ; the black area gradually rising to cover nearly the whole of the 

 soft dorsal ; pectoral, outer side of ventral, and extremity of anal 

 blackish ; caudal grey, with an oblique white streak above in the male. 



Total length 95 millim. 



Lower N 



iger. 





1-7. Types. 





Mouth of. Ethiop R., Niger 

 Delta. 



8. Ad. 





Kwale, Ethiop R. 



9. Skel. 





J? 5) 



10-17. Hgr. 



&yg- 



Assay. 



18-19. Yg. 





Agberi. 



20. Hgr. 





Wari. 



21. Ad. 





Niger Delta. 



Dr. W. J. Ausorge (C). 

 Capt. R. D. Gard'ner (P.). 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C.J. 

 Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 



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