Descriptions of Fishes from tJie Coast of Natal. 263 



not joined to caudal. Caudal rounded, and partly covered with 

 scales. Lat. 1. 110. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), right side light brown with minute 

 dark specks ; left side colourless. 



One specimen, 161 mm. in length, from Durban beach, from Mr. 

 Komer Robinson, Natal. 



PLAGUSIA MABMORATA var. AFRICANA, Gilch. 



Depth of body 3f times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 4i times. Eyes small, diameter slightly greater than inter- 

 ocular width, upper eye in advance of lower and slightly in advance 

 of middle of head ; angle of mouth lies below posterior margin of 

 lower eye and nearer to edge of operculum than to snout ; snout 

 rounded and blunt, not pointed ; a tubular nostril in front of lower 

 eye, and a corresponding one on blind side. 



Dorsal 108 (circa), originates near extremity of snout; rays short, 

 longest about | length of head. Anal 82, similar in height to dorsal. 

 The single ventral is joined by a membrane to the anal. Caudal 

 pointed. Two lateral lines on left side, separated by about 17 rows 

 of scales ; no lateral line on blind side. Scales ctenoid on both 

 sides. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), light brown with small dark spots. 



One specimen, 201 mm. in length, from Durban beach, from Mr. 

 Homer Robinson, Natal. 



PSEUDORHOMBUS RUSSELLii, Gray. 



Teeth, 10 on lower jaw on left side, 12 on right. Depth of body 

 twice in total length excluding caudal, length of head nearly 4 times; 

 greatest depth between anal fin and the straight portion of lateral 

 line slightly exceeds length of head. Snout 1^ times diameter of eye, 

 which is nearly 6 times in length of head ; front margin of orbits 

 nearly on the same level, the interorbital ridge very narrow and 

 naked ; lower jaw prominent, cleft of mouth nearly vertical, 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of middle of eyes, its length about 

 f length of head. 



Dorsal 72 ; commences in front of the eye, longest rays are in 

 last third of fin their length f that of the head, each fin-ray has 

 a series of small smooth scales and the tips of the rays slightly 

 project beyond the membrane ; distance of dorsal fin from caudal 

 is about i depth of free portion of tail. Pectorals 12, nearly twice 

 as long as ventrals and ^ length of head. Anal 58, similar in all 



