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what projecting beyond the upper. Teeth very small, slightly 
dilated, the crown with a shallow notch. The height of the body 
is nearly equal to the length of the head, which is two -ninths of 
the total (without caudal). 
Mormyrus hasselquistii, C. & V. 
D. 70. A. 18. L. lat. 115. 
Snout rather thick and obtuse, with the upper jaw somewhat 
projecting beyond the lower. Eye situated in the anterior third of 
the length of the head, which is one-fourth of the total (without 
caudal). Teeth very small, with their crown slightly emarginate. 
Mormyrus cyprinoides, L. 
D. 26—28. A. 32—35. V. 6. L. lat. 85. 
Snout obtuse, of moderate length, with the lower jaw prominent, 
and with a very short, skinny flap at the chin. Eye rather small, 
situated before the middle of the length of the head. Teeth minute, 
pointed, few in number. Pectoral extending beyond the root of 
the ventrals. The height of the body is one-fourth or two-sevenths 
of the total length (without caudal), the length of the head one- 
fifth, or somewhat less than one-fifth. 
Mormyrus bane, Lacep. 
D. 30—32. A. 33—36. V. 6. L. lat. 42—45. 
Snout obtuse, compressed, very short, elevated, obliquely trun- 
