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bending in of the dorsal profile of the body, the connecting mem- 

 branes are more or less transparent. Pectorals 12; broad and rather 

 pointed, the middle rays longest, i length of head, membranes 

 incised. Ventrals i 3 ; to f length of head, inner ray small, 

 middle ray longest. Anal n 21-22 ; anterior rays as high as longest 

 spine of dorsal, rising posteriorly to height of longest dorsal ray ; 

 membranes deeply incised. Caudal slightly rounded, about -?- length 

 of head. Scales cycloid, comparatively large ; lateral line distinct. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), body brown, with about eight 

 more or less distinct broad bands across it and continued on to 

 dorsal and anal fins ; pectorals and anal banded ; a short broad band 

 or patch runs downward and backward from the inferior margin of 

 the eye. 



Three specimens, 108 mm., 94 mm., 86 mm. in length respec- 

 tively, from Mr. Eobinson, Natal ; named after Master Lawrence 

 Eobinson, who caught them at Winkle Spruit. 



This species closely approaches the genus Cristiceps in the semi- 

 detached condition of the dorsal crest. 



CLINUS FUCOEUM, n. sp. 



Teeth, a single series of closely-set teeth on each jaw ; a short 

 curved row on vomer. Depth of body 3i to 4 times in total length 

 excluding caudal, length of head 4 to 5 times. Distance from eye to 

 point of snout 1 to 1] times interorbital width, and 1 to If times 

 diameter of eye, which is 4^ to 5 times in length of head. Profile of 

 head descending abruptly from origin of dorsal fin to point of snout 

 with a slight curve above orbits ; no orbital tentacles ; interorbital 

 space convex. The short snout is a characteristic feature of the 

 species, the upper lip being turned up and projecting slightly, upper 

 jaw a little longer than lower, and when the mouth is closed the 

 cleft is very oblique ; maxillary reaches to about the vertical of the 

 anterior margin of the orbits. 



Dorsal xxviii-xxix 5-6; commences midway between the posterior 

 margins of the eye and preoperculum, is more or less undulating 

 and does not reach to caudal. The first 4 or 5 spines are more 

 elevated than the succeeding ones and present the appearance of a 

 most characteristic rounded crest, which however is not separated 

 from the rest of the fin by any indentation. The 1st spine is 

 usually a little shorter than the 2nd, which is -J to i length of 

 head, succeeding spines progressively decrease to about the 6th or 

 7th and are followed by two or three subequal spines whose height 

 is about f that of the 2nd spine ; generally the next few spines 



