Annals of the South African 



2 to 3 times. Snout 3| to 5 times in length of head, eye 3 (young) 

 to 7.j times, iiiterorbital width ok to 4i times (in the smaller speci- 

 mens, up to about GO mm. in length, the snout, eye and interorbital 

 width appear to be equal to each other) ; maxillary extends to below 

 anterior margin or middle of eye; preoperculum entire; opercle 

 terminates in a semicircular notch, which has a moderately strong 

 flat spine at each corner and is filled with a membrane usually of a 

 blackish colour ; chin prominent. Scales on head and cheeks, snout 

 naked ; 6 series of scales between orbit and angle of preoperculum, 

 4 transverse series on operculum, 1 series along sub- and interoper- 

 culum. 



Dorsal xii-xiv 7-10 ; last spine longest, '- to !,- length of head ; soft 

 portion of fin higher than spinous, about | length of head. Pectoral 



Fin. I."i7. Analas capensis. Typo, after Cuvior and Valenciennes. 



i to -3- length of head. Ventral -; to - 2 length of head. Anal vi-viii 

 8-10 ; longest spine equal to or a little less than longest dorsal spine. 

 Caudal rounded- subtruncate ; caudal peduncle much deeper than long. 

 Scales ctenoid, 26-28 ^ ; lateral lines j^. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), reddish or olive-brown, darker 

 above than beneath ; scales with a dark centre ; 3 oblique dark streaks 

 radiating fi-orn orbit to preopercle. 



Five specimens, ranging from 58-177 mm., from Princess Vlei, 

 Cape Peninsula. 



Fifteen specimens, ranging from 38-152 mm., from the Cape Flats, 

 Cape Peninsula. 



Five specimens, ranging from 81-96 mm., from the vlei at Lakeside, 

 Cape Peninsula. 



One specimen, 101 mm. in length, from Woodville, George, Cape 

 Province. 



Four specimens, ranging from 63-91 mm. in length, from G-eorge 

 River, near George, Cape Province. 



