424 



CICHLID^E. 



length of head, nearly 1| times interorbital width, and nearly twice least 

 depth of prifiorbital ; mouth moderate, not extending quite to below 

 anterior border of eye ; teeth small, in 3 or 4 series, forming a narrow 

 band, 50 to 60 in outer row of upper jaw ; 2 series of scales on the 

 cheek, width of scaly part about \ diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 

 11 or 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XII-XIII 12-13 ; 

 spines equal in length from the fifth, \ to -f length of head, soft rays not 

 or but slightly longer. Anal III 7-8 ; third spine as long as longest 

 dorsal. Pectoral slightly shorter than head, reaching origin of anal. 

 Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. 

 Caudal peduncle \\ limes as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 



Fig. 290. 



Felmatochromis pleurospihts. 

 Type (Tr. Z. S. 1906). 



Oi 00 og 



32-35 |J^; lateral lines -gif^. Olive above, silvery white beneath; a 

 black opercular spot, followed by a series of two to six black spots 

 along the side of the body ; dorsal black-edged, with blackish or 

 brownish spots ; caudal with an orange band, with (males) or without 

 (females) white and grey markings. 



Total length 75 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. 



1-3. Types. Mpala. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C). 



4-6. Types. Tembwi. ,, 



37. PELMAT00HR0MIS RH0D0STIGMA. 

 Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 568, pi. xxxix. fig. 3. 



Depth of body 3f to 3-| times in total length, length of head 2| to 

 3 times. Head 2| to 2^ times as long as broad ; snout as long as 



