222 Annals of the South African Museum. 



longest soft rays. Caudal truncate, nearly f length of head. Scales 

 on body slightly ciliated. Sc. 115 (circa), lat. tr. -*-g. 



Colour (of preserved specimen) brown ; head and body covered 

 with large, closely set dark brown spots separated by a honey- 

 combed network of light lines ; fins covered with dark brown spots 

 arranged more or less in rows. 



One specimen, 400 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



EPINEPHELUS GRAMMATOPHORUS, Blgr. 



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

 strong. Depth of body 3 times in total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head 2f to 2f times. Snout a little longer than diameter 

 of eye, which is 4^ to 4f times in length of head ; interorbital width 

 about f diameter of eye ; lower jaw projects beyond upper ; maxillary 

 reaches to vertical of posterior margin of orbits, the width of its 

 distal extremity is about f diameter of eye ; vertical limb of pre- 

 operculurn strongly serrated and slightly emarginate above the 

 angle, seme at angle slightly enlarged ; opercular spines about equi- 

 distant, lower much further back than upper, opercular flap pointed. 

 Gill-rakers 15 on lower part of anterior arch, nearly as long as 

 gill-fringes ; head nearly entirely covered with cycloid scales, 

 maxillary naked. 



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Dorsal xi 16 ; originating above base of pectorals ; 3rd spine 

 longest, about f length of head, succeeding spines decrease in length 

 the last being about J length of head and a little shorter than longest 

 soft rays. Pectorals f length of head. Ventrals about \ length of 

 head. Anal iii 8 ; 2nd spine strongest, about equal to 3rd, and 

 f to f height of longest spine of dorsal ; soft rays slightly lower than 

 longest spine of dorsal. Caudal slightly rounded, \ to f length of 

 head. Scales ctenoid on body. Sc. 96, lat. tr. ig- (circa). 



Colour (in fresh state), generally of a bright vermillion red on the 

 head and anterior region of the body, becoming brown towards the 

 tail ; three broad irregular bands of brown across body ; a large 

 bright red oval patch of colour at the base of the pectorals ; fins of 

 a dark reddish brown ; a series of irregular thin blue lines radiating 

 from the eye over snout, cheek, and operculum. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), light brown with small brown 

 spots and faint dark bands across body ; head with small brown 

 spots, vermiculatious, and oblique lines from orbits. 



Two specimens, 268 mm., 270 mm. in length respectively; the 

 former from Durban market, the latter from Mr. Eomer Eobinsoo, 

 Natal. 



