172 Annals of the South African Museum. 



CHRYSOPHRYS ANGLICUS, n. sp. 

 (Englishman.) 



Teeth, canines four, rather poorly developed, on upper and lower 

 jaw ; 3 large molars behind the middle of each jaw forming an outer 

 row; in the upper jaw a second irregular row of smaller molars and 

 internal to this numerous very small molars. Depth of body 2-^ 

 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3^ times. 

 Snout a little more than twice diameter of eye, which is If times in 

 interorbital width and nearly 4| times in length of head. Nape 

 gibbose, a very pronounced bulge on upper anterior angle of orbits, 

 profile from origin of dorsal fin to orbits slightly convex and de- 

 scending very abruptly from orbits to point of snout. Preorbital 

 nearly as high as wide, its least depth about If times diameter of 

 eye, and slightly einarginate on posterior third; jaws about equal 

 and slightly produced, maxillary reaches nearly to vertical of 

 middle of orbits ; vertical limb of preoperculum smooth or very 

 finely serrated; operculum with an inconspicuous spine; 13 or 14 

 series of scales between preorbital and angle of preoperculum ; 

 interorbital space rounded and covered with scales. 



Dorsal xii 10 ; spines flexible, 3rd spine longest and nearly ^ 

 length of head, succeeding spines shortening to 12th, which is a 

 little more than J T as high as the 3rd and about f the height of 

 adjacent soft ray ; longest soft rays about | the height of longest 

 spine. Pectorals falcate, 1 times length of head and reaching to 

 in line with first ray of anal. Ventrals over f length of head and 

 reaching to vent. Anal iii 8 ; 2nd spine strongest, about same 

 length as 3rd and -*- the height of longest spine of dorsal ; soft rays 

 about same height as 3rd anal spine, shortening posteriorly. 

 Caudal forked (damaged in specimen). Scales feebly ciliated; 

 lat. 1. 66, lat. tr. fi. 



Colour. Mr. Eobinson kindly supplied the following particulars : 

 " Silvery pinkish. Several broad, rather indistinct darker bands 

 vertically tail pale pink, dorsals pinkish tinged with green, pec- 

 torals pinkish, ventrals darker pink, anal pinkish tinged with green. 

 A red vertical stripe at base of pectorals, a red spot on side at base 

 of pectorals, head dark red in front above eyes, a whitish bony knob 

 in front of eyes, under edge of lower jaw purplish, upper jaw darker 

 red in front, greenish tinge on gill-covers, eyes black pupil with 

 orange iris." 



One specimen, 397 mm. in length, from Durban. 



This species approaches Chrysophrys gibbiceps (the red stump- 



