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half of caudal lobes of a dark shade and covered with similar 

 specks. 



One specimen, 114 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



PSETTUS FALCIFORMIS, Lacep. 



Teeth, villiform, in many rows on jaws, numerous on vomer, 

 palatines, and tongue. Depth of body If times in total length 

 excluding caudal, length of head 3J times. Snout -| diameter of 

 eye, which is 2^ times in length of head, interorbital width f 

 diameter of eye. Cleft of mouth oblique, lower jaw projects beyond 

 upper, maxillary reaches to vertical of first 3rd of orbits ; angle of 

 preoperculum slightly serrated ; greatest depth of preorbital equals J 

 diameter of eye. 



Dorsal viii 28 ; spines strong and very low ; anterior soft rays 

 produced, f length of head and 4 times as high as rays of posterior 

 two-thirds of fin. Pectorals f length of head. Ventrals very small, 

 ^ length of head, the spine longest, the soft rays being minute. 

 Anal iii 29, spines moderate ; anterior soft rays slightly higher than 

 anterior rays of soft dorsal, the succeeding rays shortening to the 

 last, which is ^ height of anterior rays. Caudal deeply emarginate, 

 slightly longer than head. Lateral line forms a long arch, becoming 

 straight on free portion of tail. Lat. 1. 47 + 4. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), silvery, dark above ; anterior rays 

 of soft dorsal and anal black at extremity, caudal yellow with dark 

 edge. 



One specimen, 134 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, 

 Natal. 



SERIOLICHTHYS BIPINNULATUS, Q. and G. 



Teeth, villiform on jaws, vorner, palatines, and tongue. Depth 

 of body 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 

 nearly 4 times. Snout 2 T L times diameter of eye, which is 1 times 

 in interorbital width and 5f times in length of head. Body elon- 

 gated and compressed, its greatest depth opposite origin of soft 

 dorsal ; snout long and pointed, lower jaw longer than upper, 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of about midway between nostril 

 and anterior margin of eye ; gill-opening cleft as far forward as 

 maxillary. 



Dorsal vi, i 25, 2 ; spines of 1st dorsal weak, interspinous mem- 

 branes deeply cleft, 3rd and 4th spines longest and about equal to 

 diameter of eye. Anterior portion of 2nd dorsal highest, nearly 



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