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anteriorly. First spine -J to J length of head, succeeding 5 or 6 

 lengthen rapidly, the remaining spines more gradually ; the last 

 spine is generally from 1^ times to twice the length of the 1st. 

 The anterior soft rays are a little longer than adjacent spines, the 

 posterior rays successively decrease. Pectorals 13 ; broad, rounded, 

 and f to f length of head, reaching to in line with origin of anal. 

 Ventral s i 2-3 ; from J to ^ length of head, 3rd ray when apparent 

 is very small. Anal n 21-24 ; about equal in height to longest 

 spines of dorsal ; membranes incised. Caudal slightly rounded, 

 f to length of head. 



Colour, usually yellowish brown, yellowish or brownish green 

 of various shades, or light green ; mottled with brown or yellow 

 and often speckled with grey and white ; a row of dark, irregularly- 

 shaped spots or blotches along the base of the dorsal extending on 

 to the fin ; a dark, irregularly shaped spot on operculum. 



About 60 specimens examined, ranging from 23 mm. to 120 mm. 

 in length, from False Bay ; common in the weed-grown rock-pools 

 on the foreshore, and apparently quite at ease in sun-heated tidal 

 pools 2 or 3 inches deep. It does not seem to attain any much 

 larger size. 



CLINUS TAURUS, n. sp. 

 (Bull Klip). 



Teeth, an outer row of strong close-set pointed teeth on each 

 jaw, with smaller teeth behind in a lunate band, broader on upper 

 jaw ; broad chevron -shaped band (about 4 rows) on vomer. Depth 

 of body 3^- to 4^ times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 3-| to 4^ times. Distance from eye to point of snout 1 to H 

 times diameter of eye, which is 3^ to 4-| times in length of head ; 

 interorbital width f to 1 diameter of eye ; depth of caudal 

 peduncle 3% to 4^- times in length of head. A tentacle above each 

 orbit, consisting of a short broad stalk or peduncle frequently twisted 

 or bifurcated and heavily fringed at the end, often resembling a 

 shaggy eyebrow ; interorbital space flattened or slightly concave, 

 and with a prominent ridge over each orbit ; eyes prominent ; head 

 broad ; profile blunt, rising abruptly from snout to orbits ; snout 

 short and broad ; mouth wide and cavernous, maxillary reaches the 

 vertical of the middle or posterior half of the orbits, jaws equal; many 

 mucous pores on interorbital space, occiput, and shoulders, and a 

 row of irregular clusters dowu posterior margin of preoperculum. 



Dorsal xxxi-xxxv 5-6 ; commences a little in advance of 

 posterior margin of preoperculum and extends nearly to the root 



