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head ; a row of oblong scales at base. Scale large and striated ; 

 lat. 1. 25, lat. tr. f. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), uniform light yellowish brown, 

 head darker ; an oblong dark spot 011 pectorals. 



One specimen, 152 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



JULIS TRILOBATA, Lacep. 



No posterior canine. Depth of body about equals length of head 

 and is about 3f times in total length excluding caudal. Snout 

 3f times diameter of eye, which is 2J times in interorbital width and 

 9^ times in length of head. Cleft of mouth lateral, jaws equal, 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of anterior margin of eye. 



Dorsal viii 13 ; spines weak and lower than soft rays ; the first 

 and the last soft rays are shorter, the middle rays subequal and a 

 little over T 3 ^ length of head. Pectorals 16 ; angular, upper rays 

 longest and f- length of head. Ventrals f length of head. Anal 

 iii 11 ; anteriorly about the same height as middle rays of soft 

 dorsal, decreasing slightly in length posteriorly. Caudal sub-trun- 

 cate, emarginate, i length of head, rays divided. Lat. 1. 28, lat. 

 tr. T 3 ^, tubes branched ; the curve of the lateral line is long and low, 

 running parallel to dorsal profile from the head to in line with base 

 of 9th ray of anal. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), green, with a broad dark stripe 

 along upper part of body, a white stripe extending from operculum 

 to root of caudal along middle of body, a third white stripe at a low 

 level extending from root of caudal to pectorals ; a white stripe on 

 dorsal and anal. 



One specimen, 245 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



CHEILIO INERMIS, Forsk. 



Depth of body 6^ times in total length excluding caudal, length 

 of head 3^ times. Snout 3f times diameter of eye, which equals 

 interorbital width and is 8 times in length of head. Lower jaw 

 slightly longer than upper ; snout long and pointed ; interorbital 

 space slightly concave ; preoperculum slightly emarginate on each 

 side of the rounded angle. 



Dorsal ix 13 ; spines weak, soft-rayed portion of fin slightly 

 higher than spinous and about J length of head. Pectorals i length 

 of head, rays divided. Ventrals 4 length of head. Anal iii 13 ; 

 similar to soft dorsal. Caudal nearly i length of head, slightly 

 rounded. Scales cycloid ; two rows below the eyes posteriorly, a 



