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APPENDIX III

Schilbe mystus, Cuv. Val.

Old Calabar.

Schilbe aispila, Gthr.

Azuminé Creek (Opobo River).

I believe that the specimens so named should be reunited with Schilbe mystus.

Eutropius liberiensis.

  • Eutropius liberiensis Hubrecht, Notes Leyds Mus. iii. p. 69; Steind. ibid. xvi. p. 59.

D. 47-50.

Lambarene.

Eutropius congensis, Gthr.

Warri.

Chrysichthys Büttikoferi.

  • Chrysichthys Büttikoferi, Steindachner, Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. p. 60.

This is a species clearly distinct from Ch. macrops, having the adipose fin much shorter and further distant from the dorsal fin. In this respect it agrees with Ch. nigrodigitatus, which, as a rule, has a more contracted snout and narrower mouth. However, I have examined large specimens which it is difficult to refer to either of these two species with certainty. And the difficulty is increased, as I find that there are specimens with eleven and with thirteen anal rays in both the narrow-snouted form (Ch. wigrodigitatus) and the broad-snouted (Ch. Büttikoferi). Possibly more than these two species should be distinguished. Miss Kingsley; found Ch. Büttikoferi at Kondo-Kondo and in Corisco Island.

Synodontis serratus, Rüpp.

Old Calabar.

Malapterurus beninensis, Murr.

Old Calabar; Ogowé River.