136 Annals of the South African Museum. 



of lower rays incised. Ventrals I 3 ; the middle ray longest, ^ to T 7 ^ 

 length of head, 3rd ray minute. Anal n 23-24; rays about the 

 height of longest spine of dorsal and lengthen slightly posteriorly, 

 membranes incised. Caudal f to length of head, rounded, mem- 

 branes scalloped. 



Colour, mottled orange, red, olive green, brown, &c. Sometimes 

 with a broad band of white from preoperculum along the side to 

 posterior third of body with white spots above and below and at 

 intervals on dorsal. Pectorals, ventrals and anal strikingly marked 

 with brilliant patches and spots of red and with white patches on 

 margin of anal ; an ocellated spot above the axil about the size of 

 the eye, green in the centre and red in the periphery. 



Two specimens, 51 mm. and 92 mm. in length respectively, from 

 False Bay (St. James and Simons Bay) ; found in rock-pools. 



CLINUS GRAMINIS, n. sp. 

 (Grass Klipfish.) 



Teeth, a row of small pointed teeth on each jaw with a band, 

 broad at the symphysis, of smaller teeth behind them ; a curved 

 cluster on vomer. Depth of body 3| 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 diameter of eye, which is about 

 1 to 1^ times interorbital width and 3f to 5 times in length 

 of head ; depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3| times in length of head. 

 No orbital tentacles ; interorbital space convex ; head and snout 

 pointed ; mouth small, jaws equal, maxillary reaches to vertical 

 of anterior third of orbits. 



Dorsal xxxi-xxxiii 5-6; slightly emarginate, commences in line 

 with posterior margin of preoperculum and extends almost to base of 

 caudal. First 3 spines erect, strong, and higher than the succeeding ; 

 1st and 2nd subequal and $ to f length of head ; 3rd spine a little 

 further removed from 2nd and 4th, respectively, and the connecting 

 membranes often transparent. The 3rd and 4th spines are lowest, 

 being from to f length of 1st ; the remainder gradually lengthen to 

 the height of the 1st. First 2 soft rays H to 1| times length of 

 adjacent spines, the remainder shorten slightly, the last being joined 

 to caudal peduncle by a transparent membrane. Pectorals 12 ; 

 from f to -*- length of head, inferior membranes incised, remainder 

 scalloped. Ventrals i 3 ; inner ray longest, ^ to f length of head. 

 Anal ii 21-24 ; rays about equal in height to longest spine of 

 dorsal, slightly higher posteriorly ; membranes incised. Caudal 



