Descriptions of Fishes from the Coast of Natal. 165 



head ; spinous portion of fin higher than soft. Pectorals 1 times 

 length of head, but not reaching to anal. Ventrals about length of 

 head. Anal iii 10 ; spines strong, 2nd stronger and a little longer 

 than 3rd, about ^ length of longest dorsal spine. Caudal emarginate. 

 Scales cycloid ; lat. 1. 52, lat. tr. T 'V- 



Colour (of preserved specimen), silvery, dark longitudinal bands 

 on upper two-thirds of body, dorsal and caudal edged with black. 



One specimen, 197 mm. in length, from Mr. Eobinson, Natal. 



The fish is also found in the Eed Sea, seas of India, Sind, and 

 coast of Mozambique (Day). 



Box SALPA, L. 

 (Striped Karanteen.) 



Teeth, incisors in upper jaw notched in the centre, in lower jaw 

 triangular with a very slight lateral denticulation. Depth of body 

 2f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head slightly 

 over 4 times. Snout a little over diameter of eye, which is about 

 1-g- times in interorbital width and 3-J- times in length of head. 

 Snout very obtuse, with a protuberance at upper anterior angle of 

 each eye ; cleft of mouth small, lateral, slightly curved ; maxillary 

 reaches nearly to vertical of anterior margin of orbits ; upper lip 

 projecting, thick in the middle ; preorbital has upper anterior margin 

 slightly produced and its inferior edge slightly emarginate. 



Dorsal xi 14 ; spines flexible and received in a groove ; spinous 

 portion higher than soft ; 5th and 6th spines longest, nearly ^ length 

 of head. Pectorals nearly as long as the head. Ventrals f length 

 of head. Anal iii 13 ; spines weak ; 3rd longest, about f length of 

 adjacent soft ray and -J- length of longest dorsal spine ; spines and 

 rays received in a groove. Caudal forked. Scales slightly ciliated ; 

 lat. 1. 73, lat. tr. T \. 



Colour, about seven longitudinal white lines (in preserved 

 specimen), black spot in axil of pectorals. 



One specimen, 173 mm. in length, from Mr. Eobinson, Natal. 



This fish is well known at the Cape, where it is called the " Bamboo 

 fish." It occurs in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, and 

 it is of interest to find it in a region where so many typical Indian 

 forms occur. The Cape specimens when alive are greenish above 

 and silvery below, with yellow longitudinal bands. 



DIPTEKODON CAPENSIS, C. and V. 



Depth of body nearly twice the total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head a little over 3i times. Snout equal in length to 



