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tending over opercles and inter- and pre-opercles Lat. 1. 48, 



lat - tr - wtns- 



Colour (of preserved specimens), brown above, light-coloured 

 below, with a dark blotch on lateral line below origin of soft 

 dorsal. 



Two specimens, 65 mm. and 178 mm. in length respectively, from 

 Mr. Eomer Robinson, Natal. 



KUHLIA RUPESTRIS, Lacep. 



Depth of body a little more than 2^ times in total length excluding 

 caudal, length of head 3 times. Snout slightly less than diameter of 

 eye, which equals interorbital width and is 3i times in length of 

 head. Cleft of mouth oblique, lower jaw projects beyond upper ; 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of middle of orbits, the width of its 

 distal extremity equals -f diameter of eye; top of head rugose, cheeks 

 and opercles with large ciliated scales ; lower border of preorbital 

 finely serrated ; preoperculum very finely denticulate ; 2 strong 

 opercular spines, the lower most developed ; 17 gill-rakers on lower 

 part of anterior arch. 



Dorsal x 11 ; originating behind axilla and above origin of ventrals ; 

 4th spine longest, a little more than -| length of head, succeeding 

 spines decrease in length to 10th, which is i height of longest, last 

 spine much longer than penultimate and nearly as high as 3rd ; 

 anterior soft rays li times height of longest spine, shortening 

 posteriorly to i that height. Pectorals i length of head. Ventrals 

 slightly longer than pectorals and reaching to anus. Anal iii 10, 

 longer than its distance from caudal ; 3rd spine longest, about same 

 height as last spine of dorsal and about f height of longest soft rays. 

 Caudal emarginate, nearly as long as head, middle rays about | length 

 of outer, lobes obtusely pointed. Scales comparatively large, feebly 

 ctenoid. Sc. 44,";,. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), dark brown above, lighter below, 

 where each scale has a dark spot at its base ; anal with black 

 spots. 



One specimen, 173 mm. in length, from Mr. Rorner Robinson, 

 Natal ; taken in tidal waters in Umbilo River, Durban. 



ErixEPHELUs soNNEPvATi, C. and V. 



(Scarlet Rock-cod.) 



Teeth in rather broad bands, in 3 series on sides of mandibles ; 

 canines moderate. Depth of body a little greater than length of 



