GADIDAE. 143 



[Order II— ANACA^THINI, 



Fam : GADIDiE 



Merluccius vulgar's, Flem. 

 (Stock-fish). 



Merluccius vulgaris. Flan. Brit. An. p. 195. 



Gadus merlucius, Pappe, Synops. p. 21. Stok-visch, Hake. 



Utterly unknown at the Cape of Good Hope tJefore the 



earthquake of 1809 (4th Dec). At first it was scarce, but 



now caught in great numbers. 

 Merluccius capensis. Cast. Mem. p. 68. Sok Visch. Occasionally 



appears in great shoals, especially in winter. 



Genypterus capensis, Smith. 

 (King Klip-fish). 



Muraenoides, Barrow, Travels, p. 30. King rock-fish. Some- 

 times caught in Table Bay (1797). 



Ophidium blacodes, pt., Forst. Descr. Aniin. p. 115. 1844. (Bl. 

 Schn. p. 485). De Koning van Klipvischen. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Xiphiurus capensis. Smith, Ilhistr. Zool. S. Africa, pi. 31. Koning 

 Klip Visch. During one of the several earthquakes which 

 occurred many years ago at the Cape of Good Hope one or 

 more sand banks were found near the entrance to Table Bay, 

 and not long after the first specimens of the (fish were 

 obtained. Since then it has alwavs been in the market, but 

 on no occasion in great abundance. 



Xiphiurus capensis, Pappe, Synops. p. 21. Rather scarce. 



Xiphiurus capensis. Cast. Mem. p. 70. Kings Rock fish. Koning- 

 lip. Very rare. 



Hoplophycis lalandii, Kaup in Wiegm. Arch. 1858. p. 93. 



Genypterus capensis, Gunth. iv. p. 379. Cape. (Type of species). 



Motella capensis, Kaup. 



Motella capensis, Kaup in Wiegm- Arch. 1858. S. 90. taf. xiii. 



fig. 3. Cape. 

 ? Morella capensis, Kner, Novara. p. 279. Cape. 



