. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 478 20. LAMPROLOGUS BREVIS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 115, pi. xHv. fig. 2 (1899), and Poiss. Bass, Congo, p. 405 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 294; Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 561. Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad; snout as long as or shorter than eye, which is 2| to 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth extending to below anterior
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 478 20. LAMPROLOGUS BREVIS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 115, pi. xHv. fig. 2 (1899), and Poiss. Bass, Congo, p. 405 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 294; Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 561. Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad; snout as long as or shorter than eye, which is 2| to 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth extending to below anterior fourth of eye; 6 canines, outer largest, in front of each jaw, followed by a narrow band of minute teeth ; lateral teeth small; cheek naked. Gill-rakers rather short, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVIII 6-7 ; spines subequal from the fifth, about f length of head ; longest soft rays about J length of head. Anal VIl-IX 5-6 ; last spine as long ns longest dorsals. Pectoral about f length of head. Ventral reaching origin of anal or a little beyond. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Fiff. Laniprologus hrevis. Type (A. M. C). Scales 30-35 ^; lateral lines -^. Uniform brown above, whitish beneath; a black opercular spot; fins brown, without spots, dorsal tipped with black, ventrals black at the end. Total length 45 millim. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1-2. Ad. Runionge. Dr. W. A. ('unnington (('.). 21. LAMPROLOGUS MOORIL Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 8, pi. i. fig. 4, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 404 (1901) ; Pellegr. JMeni. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 292. Depth of body 2J times in total length, length of head 3 or ^\ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout as long as eye, which is 3 to 3^ times in len^-th of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye; 8 to 10 rather large canines in front of each jaw, followed by a moderately broad band of minute teeth ; lateral. Plea
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