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Anal iii 12 ; spines covered with fleshy skin, the fin resembles the 

 soft dorsal, but is not quite so high. Caudal (damaged in specimen). 

 Scales on body large, smaller ones covering throat, opercles, cheeks, 

 and top of head as far as eyes. Lat. 1. 33, lat. tr. j|. 



Colour, very brilliant, pinkish red with a tinge of lemon, yellow 

 markings as follows : dots and short irregular lines on head and 

 anterior dorsal part of body, on interspinous membranes of all fins 

 except spinous dorsal, where they are black, and on margin of 

 caudal fin ; a black blotch at distal end of pectorals, and one on 

 body between the spinous and soft portions of the dorsal fin. 



Colour of preserved specimen, yellow with a reddish tinge in some 

 places, pectorals with a black patch at distal end of upper rays, 

 dorsal black, a black patch on back reaching from below 8th spine 

 to middle of soft rays of dorsal fin. 



One specimen, 425 mm. in length, from Durban market. 



FAMILY PLEUKONECTLD/E. 



SOLEA TUEBTNEI, Gilch. 



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

 head 4f times. Diameter of eye 5i times in length of head ; upper 

 eye in advance of lower by about half a diameter ; interorbital space 

 f diameter of eye ; mouth extends nearly to below centre of lower 

 eye ; a single papilla on upper lip ; papillae on left side of head 

 extend close up to dilated left nostril, which is not fringed, there 

 are also papillae on lower margin of operculum and two or three at 

 base of pectorals on inner border of opercular opening. 



Dorsal 65 ; commences on snout above upper margin of upper eye 

 and extends nearly to caudal fin ; the longest ray is about 3 times in 

 length of head. Right pectoral scaled at its base, about 3 times in 

 length of head, left pectoral slightly shorter than right. Ventrals 

 4^- times in length of head, the right being in advance of left and in 

 same line ; length of free portion of caudal contained about 3 times 

 in its depth. Scales ctenoid on both sides ; lat. 1. 94 pierced 

 scales. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), light brown with numerous dark 

 spots scattered over body and a few on dorsal and anal fins ; right 

 pectoral black with a light tip. 



One specimen, 80 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Robinson, 

 Natal. 



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