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head. Anal n 15-17 ; anterior rays about same height as longest 

 spines of dorsal, increasing posteriorly to 1^ times the height ; the 

 last two rays however are only half the height of the adjacent ones 

 and are close together. Caudal is from f to the same length as head, 

 posterior margin straight, membranes scalloped. Lateral line nearly 

 straight, the upward curve behind pectorals being slight. 



The colouring of these little fish is very pleasing, being generally 

 a uniform hue of green of various shades, or crimson, yellowish or 

 greenish-brown, &c.; frequently with a row of dark spots or blotches 

 along the base of the dorsal fin, and sometimes with wavy lines of 

 light yellow along the body from head to caudal peduncle. 



Nine specimens examined, ranging in length from 41 mm. to 

 85 mm., from False Bay (St. James and Kalk Bay) ; found in rock- 

 pools with weedy bottoms, about low tide mark. 



CLINUS LAURENTII, n. sp. 



Teeth, a row of small, strong conical teeth on each jaw, with a 

 band behind on anterior portion of lower jaw and two patches behind 

 at symphysis of upper jaw ; a small curved row on vomer. Depth 

 of body equals length of head and is 4 to 4|- times in total length 

 excluding caudal. Distance from eye to point of snout slightly less 

 than diameter of eye, which is about twice the interorbital width and 

 3^ to 3f times in length of head ; depth of caudal peduncle 3^- to 4 

 times in length of head. No orbital tentacles, anterior nostril with 

 a flap ; cleft of mouth slightly oblique, jaws about equal, upper lip 

 projecting and slightly turned up, maxillary reaches to vertical of 

 anterior third of orbits. 



Dorsal in xxvii-xxviii 4-5 ; emarginate, commences in line with 

 posterior margin of preoperculum. The first 2 spines are about equal 

 in height, ?- length of head and closer to each other than to the 3rd, 



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which is about f their height and is removed from the succeeding 

 spines by a space equal to the distance between the base of the 1st 

 and 3rd ; the low crest thus formed is connected by the interspinous 

 membrane to the base of the 4th spine this connection is slight 

 but distinct in the two smaller specimens examined, though not so 

 marked in the largest. The 4th spine is the shortest in the fin, 

 about ^ as high as the 1st ; the membrane connecting it with the 5th 

 is rather deeply notched, that connecting the 5th and 6th not so 

 deeply ; the 5th spine is as high as the 3rd, and the following spines 

 lengthen gradually to the last, which is about the same height as the 

 1st. The anterior soft ray is a little higher than the adjacent spine, 

 the succeeding rays decrease in height and are inserted in a slight 



