Descriptions of Fishes from the Coast of Natal. 37 



FAMILY TEUTHDXE!. 



GEN. TEUTHIS, Lin. 



TEUTHIS NEBULOSA (Q. and G.). 



Teeth about 12 on either side of each jaw. Depth of body 2^- to 

 2^ times in total length excluding caudal, length of head about 

 4 times. Snout 1^ to nearly 1^- times diameter of eye, which is 1 to 

 1^ times in interorbital width and 3^- to 3-f times in length of head ; 

 interorbital space flat ; anterior upper edge of orbit prominent and 

 finely serrated ; snout blunt, with broad upper lip ; maxillary 

 reaches vertical of posterior nostril ; preopercular angle slightly 

 produced ; soft portion of cheek about 1 diameter of eye in height 

 and 1J to H times as long as high. 



Dorsal xiii 10 ; spines weak, increasing in length to 4th or 5th, 

 which is |- length of head, remainder decreasing to J to ^ length of 

 head ; soft rays nearly ^ length of head. Pectorals about f length 

 of head. Ventrals slightly more than ^ length of head. Anal vii 9; 

 spines increase in length to 3rd which is nearly as high as longest 

 spine of soft dorsal, decreasing in length to the last, which is slightly 

 longer than the diameter of the eye ; soft rays similar to soft dorsal. 

 Caudal deeply emarginate, with pointed lobes, the upper slightly 

 longer than the lower and about the length of the head ; middle 

 rays of caudal 4 to length of outer rays of upper lobe. Scales 

 minute. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), brown, slightly marbled; spinous 

 dorsal and anal with darker blotches, which in soft dorsal and anal 

 form irregular lines ; shoulder dark, narrow oblique lines passing 

 upwards from behind ventrals across sides, of a faint white in one 

 specimen and of an orange tint in the other ; an indistinct light band 

 on base of caudal. 



Two specimens, 163 mm. and 161 mm. in length respectively, 

 from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, Natal. 



FAMILY NANDID^. 



GEN. PLESIOPS, Cuv. 



PLESIOPS NIGBICANS, Eiipp. 



Teeth, villiform on jaws, vomer and palatines, the outer row on 

 both jaws slightly enlarged. Depth of body 3 times in total length 



