218 Annals of the South African Museum. 



EPINEPHELUS MODESTUS, n. sp. 



Teeth, in narrow bands, in 2 series on sides of mandibles ; canines 

 small. Depth of body 2i times in total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head 2f times. Snout If times diameter of eye, which 

 equals interorbital width and is 5 times in length of head ; posterior 

 nostril large ; lower jaw projecting beyond upper ; maxillary reaches 

 to vertical of posterior margin of eye, the width of its distal extremity 

 is a little more than f diameter of eye ; vertical limb of preoperculum 

 serrated, the serrae being coarser at angle and the lower pointing 

 downwards ; middle opercular spine slightly nearer lower than 

 upper, the lower feeble and not so far back as upper ; opercular flap 

 pointed, upper border somewhat convex ; head nearly entirely 

 covered with cycloid scales, a band of small scales on maxillary. 

 (Gill-rakers not present in specimen.) 



Dorsal xi 14 ; originating a little in advance of base of pectorals ; 

 3rd spine longest, about f length of head and as long as longest soft 

 rays, last spine T ? ff length of head. Pectorals f length of head. 

 Ventrals ^ length of head, nearly reaching to anus. Anal iii 9 ; 

 2nd spine a little shorter than 3rd, length of head and a little 

 more than -i- length of longest soft rays. Caudal truncate, nearly f 

 length of head. Scales on body ciliated. Sc. 118^-|, lat. 1. 68. 



Colour (of preserved and fresh specimen), greyish brown, darker 

 above. 



One specimen, 281 mm. in length, from the Durban market. 



It is near E. niveatus, from which, however, it is apparently 

 different. 



EPINEPHELUS ANDEBSONI, Blgr. 



Teeth, in 2 series on sides of mandibles; canines feeble. Depth of 

 body 3J to about 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 3 times. Snout 1J to 1^ times diameter of eye, which is 5^ to 

 6 times in length of head, and equals or slightly exceeds interorbital 

 width ; lower jaw projects beyond upper, maxillary reaches beyond 

 vertical of posterior margin of eye, the width of its distal extremity 

 f to f diameter of eye ; preopercular border serrated, the serrae at 

 angle enlarged ; lower opercular spine nearer median and further 

 back than upper, opercular flap pointed ; head nearly covered with 

 cycloid scales, maxillary naked ; gill-rakers moderate, 16 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. 



Dorsal xi 15 ; originates above base of pectorals ; 3rd to 6th spines 

 longest and about ^ length of head, last spine ^ to -- length of head ; 



