410 



CICIILIDiE. 



Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales 

 strongly denticulate, 32 j-J- ; lateral lines j%. Brown above, whitish 

 beneath ; a blackish opercular spot ; a blackish bar below anterior 

 third of eye; dorsal and caudal fins with very numerous small ocellar 

 spots forming single series between the rays ; anal fin with a few 

 large ocelli. 



Total length 120 millim. 



Angola (Luculla River). 



1. Type. Luculla It. at Luculla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



Fig. 279. 



mm 



■v ^ 



Pdmatochromis multiocellatus. 

 Type. 



25. PELMATOCHROMIS DARLINGI. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 377. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 2f times in total length. 

 Head 2§- times as long as broad ; snout as long as broad, with slightly 

 convex upper profile, a little longer than eye, which is 3§ times in 

 length of head and slightly exceeds interorbital width or praeorbital 

 depth ; mouth moderate, extending to below anterior border of eye ; 

 3 series of teeth, outer rather large, 50 in upper jaw ; 4 series of scales 

 on the cheek, width of scaly part slightly less than diameter of eye. 

 Gill-rakers very short, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 11 ; 

 spines increasing in length to the last, which measures ^ length of head ; 

 longest soft ray |- length of head. Anal III 8; third spine stronger but 

 a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, 



