CATALOGUE 



OF 



FISHES RECOUUED FROM SOUTH AFRICA 



BY 



J. U. F. GILCHRIST, M.A., B.Sc, Ph.D. 



The following is a caLahjgue of tishes hitherto recorded from 

 South Africa. It is intended as a basis for future work and a key 

 to the Hteraturc on the subject, rather than a record of all the 

 species now known to occur in this region. (Jther species con- 

 tained in the various Museums in bouth .Vfrica, and the collection 

 procured in the marine work undertaken by the Cape Govern- 

 iiicnt, but not recorded, are, therefore, not included. 



Some difficulty has been experienced in determining the 

 synonymy owing to imperfect descriptions, and it cannot be 

 hoped that the catalogue is entirely free from errors m this 

 respect. 



The plan of arrangement is as follows :-— The name adopted is 

 printed in dark type, with the local name under it in brackets. 

 This is followed first by a reference to the author of the spccihc 

 name, and thereafter to authors who have recorded the fish from 

 South African waters, the locality where procured being raeii- 

 tioned along with the local name adopted (frequently erroneous); 

 where a plate has been given of the species a reference to this has 

 been inserted, whether the specimen described is from South 

 Africa or not. 



The following are the chief contractions used : — 



Atl. Ichth. Gymii. — Atlas Ichthyologique Gvmnodontes 



{Sleeker)- 1861-77. 

 Blgr- i.—Boiilenger, G. A. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British 



Museum. 

 Mar. Inv. S. Africa. — Marine Investigations, SouDh 



Africa. 

 bikr. Vische v. d. Kaap. — Bleeker. P. Over eenige vischsoorten 



van de Kaap de (joede Hoo|i. i860. 

 Bl. or Block. Ausl. Fische — Block, .\uslandische Fische. 1785-95. 

 Casf. Mem. — Castelnau, F. de. Menmire sur les Poissons de 



TAfrique Australe. 1861. 



