468 CICHLID^. 



which is 2f to 3 times in length of head and § to once in interorbital 

 width ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; 6 or 8 

 moderately large canine teeth in front of each jaw. followed by a band 

 of minute teeth ; lateral teeth very small ; cheek naked or with small 

 deciduous scales. Gill-rakers rather long and slender, 12 to 16 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV1II-X1X 8-9 ; spines increasing in 

 length to the last, which measures f or a little less than h length of 



Fig. 320. 



Lamprologus hecqu 

 Type (A. M. C). 



head ; longest soft rays about ^ length of head. Anal VI-VII 7-8 ; 

 last spine as long as or a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral 

 •J to -| length of head. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal rouuded. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 52-57 jjpp= ; lateral lines ^rnr- 

 Grey above, lighter beneath, with 5 to 9 dark vertical bars on each side, 

 or large blotches alternating with narrow bars ; a more or less distinct 

 dark round spot at the root of the caudal fin ; vertical fins with dark 

 bars; dorsal fin and upper part of caudal with a pale border, faintly 

 edged with black. 



Total length 60 millim. 



Lake Tanganyika. — Type in Congo Museum, Tervuereu. 



Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C). 



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Dr. L. Stoppers (C). 



0. LAMPBOLOGTJS MULTIFASCIATUS. 

 Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 558, pi. xxxv. fig. 3. 



Depth of body 3\ to 3i times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 

 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout as long as eye, which is 

 3^ times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth 

 extending to below anterior border of eye ; S canine teeth in front of 

 each jaw, followed by a narrow band of minute teeth ; lateral teeth 



1-2. Ad. 



Mtondwe Bay. 



3-4. Ad. 



Niamkolo Bay 



5-6. Ad. 



Kalembwe. 



