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higher than those of soft dorsal. Caudal rounded, -| length of head. 

 Scales cycloid, 90 (circa). 



Colour (of preserved specimen), olive-brown ; body covered with 

 large and small white spots ; dorsal with a row of small round white 

 spots on lower part, with a row of irregular large white spots above, 

 extremity of the fin light-coloured ; anal with about 8 white spots ; 

 caudal with 2 white spots at its base and 2 rows of smaller ones 

 about its middle ; a few white spots on pectorals, and the extremity 

 of pectorals and ventrals tinged with white ; a few white spots 

 on head. 



One specimen, 46 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Robinson, 

 Natal, taken at Durban. It does not correspond to any of the 

 species here described, of one of which however it may be an 

 immature form. 



EPINEPHELUS, sp. B (juv.). 



Teeth, in narrow bands, in 2 series on mandibles ; canines moderate. 

 Depth of body nearly 3J times in total length excluding caudal, 

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

 is nearly 4f times in length of head ; interorbital width 8f times in 

 length of head ; jaws about equal ; maxillary reaches to vertical of 

 middle of eye, width of its distal extremity -J diameter of eye ; 

 preoperculum serrated, with enlarged serras at the angle ; upper 

 opercular spine at a greater distance from median and further back 

 than lower, opercular flap pointed with its upper border convex ; 

 head, including maxillary, nearly entirely covered with cycloid 

 scales ; gill-rakers moderate, 17 on lower part of anterior arch. 



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

 longest, ?- length of head and about the height of longest soft rays. 

 Pectorals i length of head. Ventrals ^ length of head, reaching to 

 vent. Anal iii 9 ; 2nd and 3rd spines equal in length, | length of 

 head and ;} height of longest soft rays. Caudal rounded, -- length 

 of head. Scales mostly cycloid, some on the sides are feebly ciliated. 

 Lat. 1. 60, sc. 100 (circa). 



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

 with large dark spots of unequal size (the largest about the size of 

 the eye) bordered by a light margin ; dorsal, anal, and caudal with 

 large round blackish spots with a whitish band separating them into 

 rows ; pectorals dark brown ; all the fins with a whitish outer edge. 



One specimen, 68 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, 

 Natal, taken at Durban. 



