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head. Scales large, height nearly equalling vertical diameter of eye, 

 those of the neck well marked, not extending between eyes ; a row 

 of fine scales on each ray of caudal. Lat. 1. 60, lat. tr. T 7 T . 



The specimen, 455 mm. in length, from which the above descrip- 

 tion is taken, is a comparatively large fish, and was sent by 

 Mr. Eomer Eobinson, Natal, who procured it off the Breakwater at 

 Durban. 



S. durbanensis, of Castelnau, is very insufficiently described ; his 

 description of the incisors as "fort epaisses et arrondies en avant " 

 seems to indicate that he referred to the species above described. 



CANTHABUS MICKOLEPIS, n. sp. 



Depth of body 2f times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head nearly 3f times. Snout equals diameter of eye, which is 

 slightly less than interorbital width and 3| times in length of head. 

 Profile of head slightly depressed between the eyes ; preorbital with 

 a notch, its depth slightly over ^ the diameter of the eye ; 8 series of 

 scales between preorbital and inner angle of preoperculum ; cleft of 

 mouth oblique, lower jaw slightly longer than upper, maxillary 

 reaches to vertical of posterior nostril ; opercles scaled. 



Dorsal xi 11 ; spines weak and flexible, 4th longest and about ^ 

 length of head ; soft portion of fin lower than spinous, the anterior 

 rays which are longest being only about T V length of longest spine. 

 Pectorals as long as the head, reaching to anal. Ventrals T 7 ^ length 

 of head. Anal iii 10 ; 3rd spine longest, about 4 height of adjacent 

 soft rays and about -J- height of longest spine of dorsal. Caudal 

 deeply forked, -^ length of head. Lat. 1. 95, lat. tr. %%. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), light brown, scales speckled with 

 minute dark spots ; fins blackish, a light longitudinal band along 

 median line of body. 



One specimen, 157 mm. in length, from Mr. Bomer Robinson, 

 Natal. 



CANTHARUS sinus, n. sp. 



Depth of body 2^ times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 3 times. Snout a little less than interorbital width and 1-| 

 times diameter of eye, which is 4i times in length of head. Profile 

 of head elevated with a protuberance above and in front of the eyes, 

 the profile of snout is concave giving a characteristic pug-nosed 

 appearance ; lower jaw projecting beyond upper ; cleft of mouth 

 curved, oblique ; maxillary reaches to vertical of posterior nostril, 



