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produced and nearly as long as head. Lat. 1. 33, lat. tr. T 7 3 ; seven 

 series of scales between lateral line and base of dorsal. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), greyish pink, a large black spot 

 between lateral line and soft dorsal extending on to base of fin ; 

 spinous dorsal black ; a black spot on distal anterior edge of 

 pectorals ; scales on posterior half of body covered with minute 

 dark specks. 



One specimen, 240 mm. in length, procured from line-fishermen 

 at Durban ; caught outside of harbour. 



JULIS UMBROSTIGMA, Eiipp. 



(Parrot-fish.) 



No posterior canine. Depth of body 3 times in total length 

 excluding caudal, length of head nearly 3f times. Snout more than 

 2f times diameter of eye, which is a little less than -| interorbital 

 width and 7|- times in length of head. Cleft of mouth slightly 

 oblique, jaws equal, maxillary reaches to vertical of anterior nostril. 



Dorsal viii 13 ; commences above base of pectorals, spines weak. 

 Pectorals 16, nearly f length of head. Ventrals f length of head. 

 Anal ii 11. Caudal same length as pectorals, sub-truncate. Scales 

 on body comparatively large, cycloid. Lateral line tubes branched, 

 curve very flat, running in a straight line from head to posterior 

 third of soft dorsal before it descends. Lat. 1. 27, lat. tr. -^. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), brown, with green and red longi- 

 tudinal stripes on body ; dark bands radiate from the orbits to middle 

 of operculum. 



One specimen, 222 mm. in length, from Mr. Eobinson, Natal, who 

 says that the fish is known on the Natal coast as the Parrot-fish, 

 and is caught amongst rocks. 



JULIS LUNARIS, L. 



Depth of body 3^ times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 4 times. Snout twice diameter of eye, which is If times in 

 interorbital width and 5f times in length of head. Jaws equal, 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of anterior nostril ; infra-orbital ring 

 striated, and striae radiating from posterior margin of eye backwards 

 to operculum and upwards to nape. 



Dorsal viii 13 ; spines weak, low and gradually lengthening 

 slightly ; soft rays progressively lengthening a little. Pectorals f 

 and ventrals f length of head. Anal ii 11 ; similar to soft dorsal. 

 Caudal lunate, outer lobes much produced and If times length of 



