138 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Three specimens, one of 104 mm. in length procured by the ss. 

 Pietcr Faure when trawling in False Bay, Seal Island, SE. by 

 E. \ E. 2^ miles, in 14 fms. ; the others, 85 mm. and 117 mm. in 

 length respectively, caught amongst rocks at about low water mark 

 at St. James (False Bay). 



CLINUS HETEKODON, C. and V. 

 Clinus heterodon, Cuv. and Val., xi, p. 394. 



Teeth, in a single series except in the centre, where there are two 

 clusters behind on each jaw ; a chevron-shaped line on vomer. 

 Depth of body at pectorals 4^ times in the total length. Head short 

 and profile convex. No orbital tentacles. 



Dorsal xxx 6 ; reaches to the base of the caudal ; is of uniform 

 height except the soft rays, which are a little higher. Anal n 21. 



Colour, brown, except the belly, which is reddish, and the 

 extremities of the anal rays, which are whitish. 



Length 3^ inches. 



CEISTICEPS. 



Body moderately elongate, covered with small or rudimentary 

 scales. Snout short, cleft of mouth of moderate width. Head 

 generally with tentacles ; line teeth on jaws and vomer. Two dorsal 

 fins entirely separate from each other ; the first of three spines, the 

 second of many spines and soft rays. Ventrals jugular, composed 

 of one hidden spine and two or three soft rays. Gill-opening wide. 

 Viviparous. 



CRISTICEPS AEGENTATUS, Eisso. 



Blennius argentatns, Bisso, Ichth. Nice, p. 140. 

 ,, audifredi, Eisso, Ichth. Nice, p. 139. 

 Clinus argent at us, Eisso, Eur. Merid., iii, p. 238. 

 ,, testudinarius, Eisso, Eur. Me" rid., iii, p. 239. 

 ,, virescens, Eisso, Eur. M6rid., iii, p. 239. 

 ,, audifredi, Eisso, Eur. Merid., iii, p. 240. 

 ,, mutabilis, Cocco, Giorn. Sc. Lett, e Arti Sicil., Avril, 1833, 

 xlii, p. 9, tab. 42, fig. 2. 



C Units argentatus, Cuv. and Val., xi., p. 354 ; Guichen., Explor. 

 Alger. Poiss., p. 74. 



D. iii xxix-xxx 3-4 ; A. ii 19-23 ; V. i 2 ; B. 6. 



The height of the body is contained 6 times in the total length, 

 the length of the head 5^ times. The snout is of moderate extent, 



