302 Annals of the South African Museum. 



dorsal ; third spine longest, a little shorter than longest dorsal. 

 Pectoral pointed, a little shorter than head, not reaching origin of 

 anal. Ventral reaching first soft ray of anal. Caudal rounded. 

 Caudal peduncle slightly deeper than long. Scales finely denticulate 

 on the border, 33-^; lat. line ^-. Colour, in formol, dark brown 

 above, white beneath ; dorsal, anal, and caudal fins with round 

 black spots, most distinct and forming regular series between 

 the rays, on the anal and on the base of the dorsal; a black 

 opercular spot. 



The single specimen measures 255 millimetres. 



This new species differs principally from P. afra in the fin- 

 formula (D. xv 12; A. iii 10, instead of D. xvii 8; A. hi 6-7), 

 from P. modesta in the shorter snout and the non-projecting 

 mandible. 



