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neck, meeting a similar band on the other side ; the second, from 

 end of soft dorsal curving through lateral line to the occiput, each 

 extremity uniting with the corresponding line on the other side ; 

 the lowest from extremity of middle rays of caudal curving below 

 median line of body to the back of the head, where it joins the line 

 from the other side. Caudal with two oblique bands on each lobe : 

 a black blotch on dorsal from 4th to 7th spines, and from 9th 

 to 12th ; first 3 soft rays of dorsal with their upper half coloured 

 black. 



Two specimens; one, 130 mm. in length, from Durban Museum, 

 the other, 132 mm. in length, from Mr. Robinson, Natal. 



PBISTIPOMA :;: BENNETTII, Lowe. 

 (Eock Grunter, Black Chor-chor.) 



Depth of body is about equal to length of head, and from 3 to Si- 

 times in total length excluding caudal. Snout about 1J times dia- 

 meter of eye in the specimen 194 mm. long, and about equal to the 

 diameter of the eye in the smaller specimens ; diameter of eye about 

 J the length of the head, and about equal to the interorbital width ; 

 cleft of mouth moderate, maxillary not reaching to vertical of anterior 

 margin of orbits ; preoperculum with posterior margin slightly 

 emarginate, and with rather coarser denticulations at the angle, 

 which is rounded. 



Dorsal xii 16-17 ; notched, spines of moderate strength ; 4th spine 

 longest, 2|- times in length of head. Pectorals 3-J to 3f times in 

 length of body without caudal. Anal iii 12 ; 2nd spine stronger, 

 about same length as 3rd, and rather shorter than highest dorsal 



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spine. Caudal slightly forked. Lat. 1. 51-55, lat. tr. -j^- 



Described from three specimens, 194 mm., 145 mm., 93 mm. in 

 length respectively. The largest was sent by Mr. Eobinson, Natal, 

 who describes it as of a silvery colour with a yellowish tinge, belly 

 white, dorsal slightly yellowish as also pectorals and anal, caudal 

 greyish with dark tinge, a yellow -blackish opercular spot, a black 

 streak across front part of eye, eyes black. Very plentiful on Natal 

 coast and in Durban Bay. The smaller specimens were procured 

 by the ss. Pieter Faurc, one by shrimp trawl on January 21, 1901, 

 South Head of Tugela River, W. by N. 4-| miles, 24 fms. mud; 

 the other on January 16, 1901, off South Head of Tugela River, 

 12-14 fms. mud. 



* The Pristipoma of Cuvier, 1829, is the Pomadasis of Lacepede, 1803 ; it is tem- 

 porarily retained for local convenience of reference. 



