236 Annals of the South African Museum. 



One specimen, 69 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, 

 Natal, procured at Port Natal. It is so much damaged posteriorly 

 that a specific determination does not seem desirable. 



FAMILY SCOKP^NID^E. 



SCOEP^NA NATALENSIS, Began. 



Teeth, a band of fine teeth on each jaw, a patch on vorner, and a 

 narrow band on palatines. Depth of body nearly 2 times in total 

 length excluding caudal, length of head nearly 2^ times. Snout 

 about 1|- times diameter of eye, which equals interorbital width and 

 is nearly 5 times in length of head. Jaws equal anteriorly, 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of middle of eye. Head naked ; inter- 

 orbital space concave with a pair of weak ridges ; occiput with a 

 quadrangular depression ; a pair of nasal spines ; each supraorbital 

 ridge with 3 spines, with a spine near its posterior extremity; parieto- 

 occipital region with a pair of spines on each side ; 2 spines on 

 temporal ridge ; suborbital with 2 spines leading to a double spine 

 on preoperculum, below which are 3 preopercular spines. Nine gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 



Dorsal xii 10 ; 4th spine longest, a little more than f length of 

 head and double the height of penultimate spine, which is -f the 

 height of the last ; soft rays about the same height as longest spine. 

 Pectorals ^ length of head, with 9 branched and 10 simple rays, 

 nearly reaching origin of anal. Ventrals i 5 ; f length of head, 

 extending to vent. Anal iii 5 ; 2nd and 3rd spines about same 

 length, -J length of head and f height of longest spine of dorsal ; 

 soft rays similar to soft dorsal and about the same height. Caudal 

 rounded, nearly f length of head. Lat. 1. 26, sc. 48/5 ? 



Colour (of preserved specimen), body and fins marbled and spotted 

 with brown. 



One specimen, 167 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



SCOEP^NA DUEBANENSIS, 11. Sp. 



Teeth, a band of fine teeth on each jaw, teeth on palate. Depth 

 of body 3 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 

 2f times. Eye If times in snout and 4 to 4^ times in head ; inter- 

 orbital width 1^- times in diameter of eye. Lower jaw projects 



