178 Annals of the South African Museum. 



joined by a membrane ; spines slender, membranes deeply cleft ; 

 1st spine minute, 2nd slightly curved backwards and about equal 

 with the succeeding, length a little over f length of head ; ends 

 of spine free, the lower parts, especially posteriorly, and the whole 

 of the soft rays enclosed in a skinny membrane. Pectorals almost 

 as long as head, broad, and reaching to the vertical of the base of 

 the 4th ray of dorsal ; a single free ray below the pectoral fin ^ 

 of its length. Ventrals T 7 ^ length of head, last ray attached to 

 the body by a soft membrane. Anal ii 10 ; spines not well 

 developed and together with soft rays enclosed in a skinny mem- 

 brane, the tips of anterior rays free. Caudal slightly rounded. 

 Body naked. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), about seven broad brown 

 bands run transversely across upper part of body ; a black patch 

 behind distal end of dorsal spines ; pectorals with many large 

 brown spots. The markings on this fish are very red when it is 

 alive. 



One specimen, 81 mm. in length, procured by the ss. Pieter 

 Faure in shrimp trawl, 26 frns., Amatikulu Conical Hill NW. 7^ 

 miles. 



FAMILY KUETID^. 



PEMPHERIS MOLUCCA, C and V. 



Depth of body slightly more than twice in total length excluding 

 caudal, length of head 4 times. Interorbital width If times in 

 diameter of eye, which is 2 times in length of head. Preoperculuin 

 with strong denticulations at angle. 



Dorsal vi 9 ; spines weak, increasing in length to the last, which 

 is about the length of the head and about f the height of anterior 

 soft rays ; the soft portion of the fin decreases in height posteriorly. 

 Pectorals nearly as long as head. Ventrals about -| length of head, 

 spine moderately strong. Anal iii 41 ; spines weak, 1st and 2nd 

 small, 3rd about % length of anterior rays. Caudal (damaged in 

 specimen). Lateral line almost straight, running parallel and close 

 to dorsal fin in upper seventh of body. Lat. 1. 55. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), uniform whitish, with black mark 

 at top of soft dorsal. 



One specimen, 145 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



