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respects to dorsal fin. Caudal wedge-shaped, middle rays longest, 

 T 9 o- length of head and rays covered with small scales. Scales ctenoid 

 on left (ocular) side of body, cycloid on right ; those on the cheeks 

 and anterior part of body smaller than the scales on posterior half 

 of body which are of moderate size. Lat. 1. 80, smooth with a semi- 

 circular curve at pectorals, length of curve slightly exceeds post- 

 orbital length of head, and depth equals about - its length. 



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

 markings on fins and body ; a large dark blotch at beginning of 

 straight part of lateral line. 



One specimen, 296 mm. in length, from Durban Museum. 



FAMILY SCOPELLLXE. 



SAUKUS MYOPS, Foster. 



Teeth, two rows of pointed teeth on upper jaw, three rows on 

 lower, the inner row longest ; a single two-rowed band on palatines ; 

 tongue strongly toothed. Depth of body 5^ to 5-| times in total 

 length excluding caudal, length of head 3f to 4 times. Snout equals 

 interorbital width, obtuse and short, f to f diameter of eye, which is 

 5^ to 5f times in length of head. Dorsal profile nearly horizontal ; 

 greatest width of head f to f its length ; cleft of mouth extending to 

 about two diameters behind orbits, lower jaw slightly longer than 

 upper ; interorbital space deeply concave, crown of head and occiput 

 finely corrugated except the interorbital groove ; 6 transverse series 

 of scales on cheeks. 



Dorsal 12-13 ; commences nearly midway between point of snout 

 and adipose fin, which latter is small ; highest anteriorly, the first 

 two rays unbranched, 2nd ray longest and about f length of head, 

 base of fin about ^ less than greatest height. Pectorals small and 

 rounded at extremity, ^ to f length of head. Ventrals nearly as long 

 as head and reaching to vent, the two inner rays longest. Anal 

 14-15 ; posterior rays longest and about f height of longest rays of 



dorsal. Caudal forked. Lat. 1. 52-55, lat. tr. y. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), pale golden, a black spot on 

 scapula. 



Eight specimens, ranging in length from 48 mm. to 121 mm., 

 procured by the ss. Pieter Faure ; the largest caught in shrimp 

 trawl at St. Lucia Bay, 17-20 frns., fine sand ; the others in 20 fms., 

 fine sand, False Bluff N.E. 4f miles. 



