140 Annals of the South African Museum. 



longest spines of crest, lengthening to about height of crest 

 posteriorly. Anterior soft rays about A higher than adjacent spine, 

 the succeeding rays shorten and are joined to caudal peduncle by a 

 membrane. Pectorals 12 ; broad and oval, middle rays longest and 

 nearly f length of head, reaching to about vertical of the vent ; 

 membranes emarginate. Ventrals i 3 ; strong, the rays enclosed in 

 membrane for greater part of their length ; middle ray longest and 

 about ^ length of head. Anal n 29 ; rays lower anteriorly, increas- 

 ing posteriorly to about height of last spine of 2nd dorsal ; mem- 

 branes incised. Caudal about f length of head, slightly rounded, 

 and with scalloped membranes ; the length of free portion of caudal 

 peduncle is slightly greater than its depth, which is 4 times in 

 length of head. Scales on body and on base of pectorals, head 

 naked. Body somewhat elongate, and tapering posteriorly. 



Colour, a light brown mottled with lighter and darker shades ; 

 sometimes with light transverse bars on sides. 



A single specimen, 193 mm. in length, from Mr. Brooking, East 

 London, who kindly supplies a note of the colour and says the fish 

 is very common and haunts rocky places on the beach. 



The specific name refers to the projecting flap on the chin. 



TEIPTEEYGIUM. 



Body elongate, covered with scales ; snout of moderate extent. 

 Jaws with a band of villiform teeth, and teeth on the palate. Three 

 dorsal fins ; the first two composed of spines, the third of soft rays. 

 The second dorsal has the greater number of spines and is higher 

 than the first, but is of less extent and not so high as the third. 

 Ventrals jugular, composed of a hidden spine and two soft rays. 

 Gill-opening wide. 



TEIPTERYGIUM CAPENSE, n. sp. 



Teeth, the inner and outer rows on the lower jaw and the outer 

 row on the upper are sometimes larger than the others ; a curved 

 band on vomer and palatines. Depth of body 3^ to 4 times in total 

 length excluding caudal, length of head 3 to 3^ times. Distance 

 from eye to point of snout about equals diameter of eye, which is 

 3 to 3^ times in length of head; interorbital width f to f diameter of 

 eye ; depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3i times in length of head. A 

 bunch of short filaments above each orbit, and a bunch on anterior 

 nostril ; interorbital space concave, with a ridge over each orbit ; a 

 transverse depression behind the orbits ; head broad, profile rounded ; 



