Descriptions of Fishes from the Coast of Natal. 201 



eyes, where there is a transverse groove. Eyes large, situated on 

 upper margin of head and occupying two-thirds of its depth, their 

 diameter being between f and i of the length of postorbital portion 

 of the head. 



Dorsal 23 ; situated in posterior third of body, commencing in line 

 with origin of anal and reaching nearly to caudal ; low, the anterior 

 rays about 1 length of head, the middle ones about ^ length of head, 

 the remainder shortening and again lengthening posteriorly to nearly 

 ^ length of head and slightly filamentous. Pectorals -3- length of 

 head. Ventrals length of head, situated about midway between 

 anterior margin of eye and origin of caudal. Anal 21 ; anterior 

 rays nearly as high as longest rays of dorsal, posterior rays low. 

 Caudal forked, inferior lobe longest and a little more than ^ length 

 of head. Free portion of tail compressed and the lateral line forms 

 a keel on each side of it. 



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



The fish does not exactly correspond to the description of Bellone 

 (Tijlosurits) choram, Giiath., and resembles in some respects B. 

 annulata. 



One specimen, 336 mm. in length, from Mr. Robinson, Natal. 



FAMILY CLUPEID^. 



ENGBAULIS VITKIKOSTRIS, n. sp. 

 (Glass-nose.) 



Teeth, fine, a row on each jaw, two patches on vomer, a band on 

 palatines, and covering the tongue. Depth of body 3i to nearly 3f 

 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4^ times. 

 Snout - to !- diameter of eye, which equals or is slightly less than 

 interorbital width and is 4? r to 4f times in length of head. Eyes 

 subcutaneous ; snout obtuse and projects slightly beyond upper jaw ; 

 maxillary produced beyond gill-opening to a little beyond the base 

 of the pectorals ; opercle rather more than twice as high as broad ; 

 gill-rakers about ^ diameter of eye in length, 21-24 in horizontal 

 limb of outer branchial arch. 



Dorsal i 12 ; commences nearly midway between base of caudal 

 and point of snout ; spine short and separate from soft rays. 

 Pectorals f to ^ length of head, reach to origin of ventrals, which are 

 very small, about ^ length of head. Anal 41 ; commences behind 



