Descriptions of Fishes from the Coast of Natal. 163 



| length of head. Anal iii 23 ; spines short, soft portion of fin 

 similar to soft dorsal fin ; anterior ray about f length of head. 

 Caudal crescentic. Scales ciliated. Lat. 1. 90, lat. tr. ^ (approxi- 

 mately). 



Colour (of preserved specimen), slate grey, white ventrals, a dark 

 spot on operculum. 



One specimen, 208 mm. in length, from Mr. Robinson, Natal ; 

 caught among rocks on Natal coast, very common. 



FAMILY MULLID.E. 



UPENEOIDES VITTATUS, Forsk. 



Teeth, in a narrow band on each jaw and on palatines, a single 

 row on vomer. Depth of body slightly less than length of head, 

 which is nearly 3f times in total length excluding caudal. Snout 

 about 1^ times in diameter of eye, which is about | less tha i inter- 

 orbital width and 4 times in length of head. 



Two dorsals viii, i 8 ; spines of anterior dorsal weak ; I si spine 

 minute, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th about equal, I*- times as high as second 

 dorsal and f length of head ; 6 rows of scales between 1st and 2nd 

 dorsals. Pectorals y,,- length of head. Ventrals ? length of head. 

 Anal i 7 ; originates between 3rd and 4th rays of soft dorsal, spine 

 minute. Caudal (damaged in specimen). Scales ctenoid ; lateral 

 line 38, tubes arborescent on each scale, especially anteriorly. 



Lat. tr. y. 



One specimen, 159 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



This fish is found from the Red Sea, East Coast of Africa, seas of 

 India, to the Malay Archipelago and beyond (Day). 



UPENEUS QUEKETTI, n. sp. 



Depth of body 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 3| times. Snout a little less than twice diameter of eye, 

 which is about 1^- times in interorbital width and 3^ to 4 times in 

 length of head. A well-developed opercular spine ; maxillary does 

 not reach to vertical of anterior margin of eye ; barbels do not reach 

 to angle of preoperculum. 



Dorsal viii, i 8 ; first 3 spines of anterior dorsal nearly the same 

 length, the 2nd slightly longer than the others, f to f length of head ; 

 the first two spines are closer together than the others. Second dorsal 

 anteriorly f to -f as high as the first. Pectorals f length of head ; 



