Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . 16. Type of J . lemairli. Lake Mweru. 17-20. Ad. & yg- Between Kondowe andKaronga, L. Nyassa. 21. Ad. Upper Shire R. 22-25. Ad. Chiromo, Shire R. 26-27. Types, Zambesi. 28-30. Hgr. Zambesi above VictoriaFalls. 31. Hgr. Beira, PortugueseE. Africa. 32. Ad. Makabusi R. near Salisbury, Mashonaland 33. Ad. Bulawayo. 34-37. Ad. & hgr. Inkomati R., nearKomati Poort, 21L Rev. G. Grenlell (P.).Rev. J. H. Weeks (P.).Brussels B Woosnam, Esq. (C); Ruwenzori J. Kirk (P.).F. H. M
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . 16. Type of J . lemairli. Lake Mweru. 17-20. Ad. & yg- Between Kondowe andKaronga, L. Nyassa. 21. Ad. Upper Shire R. 22-25. Ad. Chiromo, Shire R. 26-27. Types, Zambesi. 28-30. Hgr. Zambesi above VictoriaFalls. 31. Hgr. Beira, PortugueseE. Africa. 32. Ad. Makabusi R. near Salisbury, Mashonaland 33. Ad. Bulawayo. 34-37. Ad. & hgr. Inkomati R., nearKomati Poort, 21L Rev. G. Grenlell (P.).Rev. J. H. Weeks (P.).Brussels B Woosnam, Esq. (C); Ruwenzori J. Kirk (P.).F. H. Melland, Esq. (P.).Capt. Lemaire (C).SirH. (P.). C. B. C. Storey, Esq. (P.).Prof. W. Peters (P.).T. Codrington, Esq. (P.). Mr. C. Grant (C); C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.).J. ff. Darling, Esq. (P.). Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.).Major G. E. Bruce (Pi). 15. ALESTES Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xv. 1905, p. 458. Depth of body 3 ^ times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head2^ times as long as broad, a little longer than deep ; snout shorter than Fig. Alestes eye, which is lateral and 2f times in length of head ; adipose eyelidfeebly developed; interorbital region convex,its width nearly 3 times in P2 212 length of head ; maxillary not quite extending to below anterior border 8 8 of eye; 16 teeth (-§•) in upper jaw, 10 (j) in loAver; length of lowerborder of second suborbital equalling diameter of eye. Gill-rakersmoderately long, 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 7,originating above base of ventrals and at equal distance from anteriorborder of eye and from root of caudal, longest ray as long as III 14. Pectoral a little shorter than head, nearly reachingventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long as without anastomosing canals, 30 gr, 2 between lateral line androot of ventral. Olive above, silvery beneath ; a black spot on caudalpeduncle, extending on median rays of caudal. Total lengt
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