422 



CICHLID^E. 



3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaiy part about \ diameter of 

 eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 

 XV-XVI 10-13; spines equal in length from the sixth or seventh, 

 \ to f- length of head ; longest soft rays ■§■ to \ length of head. Anal 

 III 6-7 ; third spine a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as 

 long as or slightly shorter than head, reaching origin of anal. Ventral 

 reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little longer than deep. Scales 

 very finely denticulate, 33-38 j-^jj ; lateral lines jg^, upper extending 

 to the caudal or nearly so far. Olive or brown above, yellow on the 



Fig. 289. 



Pelmatochromis macrqps. 

 Type of P. melanostigma (Tr. Z. S. 1906). 



sides, silvery below, with black dots or a series of five rather indistinct 

 dark blotches on the side of the body ; dorsal edged with black above, 

 with or without black spots. 



Total length 125 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. 



Kinyamkolo. 

 Mbity Eocks. 

 Uvira. 



lelar 



1-2. Types. 



3. Type. 



4-5. Types of P. 



stigma. 

 6. Type of P. melanostigma. 

 7-10. Types of P. melano- 

 stigma. 

 11. Skel. 



Kaboge. 

 Niamkolo. 



Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 

 Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C). 



