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slightly stronger than longest dorsal spine. Caudal forked. The 

 lateral line appears to cease on the right side near end of soft dorsal, 

 on the left it is continued to caudal, and consists of about 56 tubes. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), grey above silvery below, a 

 series of irregular dark lines between back and lateral line, fine 

 black dots over head and body. 



Two specimens, 122 mm. and 135 mm. in length respectively, 

 from Mr. Robinson, Natal. 



FAMILY SCOMBRID^. 



SCOMBER BRACHYSOMA, Bleek. 

 (Mackerel.) 



Depth of body 3| times in total length excluding caudal, 3f times 

 with caudal ; length of head 3f times. Snout slightly longer than 

 diameter of eye, which is about -| less than interorbital width and 

 3| times in length of head. Eye with a broad anterior and posterior 

 adipose lid; cleft of mouth deep, lower jaw slightly longer than 

 upper, maxillary reaches to vertical of posterior third of orbits ; 

 greatest depth of preorbital -f- diameter of eye, length \ length of 

 head, concealing maxillary bone ; interorbital space flat. 



Dorsal x, i 11, v; spines weak, 2nd spine longest, nearly f length 

 of head or about \ depth of body ; distance between the two dorsal 

 fins equals about \ length of base of soft fin ; finlets are just behind 

 the soft dorsal, and opposite and similar to those of anal. Pectorals 

 short, about \ length of head. Ventrals f length of head. Anal 

 i 11, v ; about same height and length as 2nd dorsal fin. Caudal 

 deeply forked. Scales cycloid ; 2nd dorsal and anal covered with 

 minute oblong scales. Lat.-l. ca. 146, Lat. tr. |. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), dark above, silvery below. 



One specimen, 201 mm. in length, from Mr. Robinson, Natal. 



FAMILY URANOSCOPID.E. 



UBANOSCOPUS OCCIDENTALS, Agass. 



Teeth, in villiform bands on jaws, vomer and palatines, with two 

 strong rather widely separated larger teeth posteriorly on lower jaw. 



