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Colour (of preserved specimens), light yellowish brown; a black 

 ocellus on membrane of 1st dorsal from 2nd to 4th spines ; 2 dark 

 patches crossing the back through posterior extremity of soft dorsal ; 

 ends of pectoral rays dark ; caudal with 2 or 3 faint dai'k bars. 



Three specimens, 56 mm., 109 mm., 143 mm. in length respectively, 

 procured by the Cape Government trawler P. Fanre (s.) off the 

 coast of Natal, in 63 fms. ; Tugela River mouth N. 22 miles. 



GEN. LEPIDOTRIGLA, Giinth. 



LEPIDOTKIGLA PAUBEI, n. sp. 



Teeth in narrow villiform bands on jaws and vomer. Depth of 

 body 4 to 4^ times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 

 3^ to 3^ times. Snout slightly elongate, feebly concave, 1^ to 1 

 times diameter of eve, which is 3^ to 3| times in length of head and 

 If times interorbital width ; space between orbits concave, super- 

 ciliary ridges strong, with 2 small spines at supero-anterior angle of 

 orbit and with a deep groove behind each orbit ; preorbital project- 

 ing feebly beyond snout, with 2 strong spines on each side anteriorly ; 

 preoperculum striated and granulated, angle feebly produced and 

 jagged but without distinct spines ; operculum striated, with a 

 strong spine ; a strong humeral spine ; suprascapula with serrated 

 upper margin and a ridge ending in a strong spine ; maxillary 

 reaches vertical of anterior margin of eye. 



Dorsal viii 16, the first 3 or first 2 spines serrated anteriorly ; 3rd 

 spine longest, T 7 ^ length of head and equal to the distance between 

 point of snout and posterior margin of eye. Pectorals 11 + 3, 

 1 to 1^ times length of head and reaching to vertical from 5th or 6th 

 anal ray. Ventrals f length of head. Anal 16, situated below soft 

 dorsal, of equal length but lower. Caudal deeply emarginate, 

 f to | length of head. Scales of moderate size, with spines on their 

 free margin. Twenty-three spines along base of dorsal fin. Lat. 1. 



'-t S 1 



60-61, with radiating tubes but without armature. Lat. tr. ' ^ . 



Colour (of preserved specimens), uniform pale yellow, or grey with 

 a green tinge on head and spinous dorsal ; pectorals dark underneath, 

 with or without diagonal rows of dark ocelli near base. 



Three specimens, procured by the Cape Government trawler 

 P. Fanre (s.) off Natal coast; 1 of 120 mm. in length, in 40 fms., 

 Tugela River mouth N. by W. \V. lyi miles; 2 of 120 mm. 

 and 146 mm. in length respectively, Tugela River mouth N. 22 miles, 

 in 63 fms. 



