head. The anal is pretty similar to the dorsal, but the first and: 

 last rays are longer than the corresponding ones in the dorsal. 

 The left pectoral is a little over ^ the length of the head ; the 

 right pectoral slightly less than the left. The caudal is covered 

 with scales to about half its length, which is about ! of that of. 

 the body. 



Colour: Light brown with a few black patches on body and 

 on vertical fins. Two black patches on the body at the extrem- 

 ities of dorsal and anal well marked and seemingly constant. 



Locality : Tugela River mouth (Natal) bearing North ; distant- 

 22 miles ; depth, 63-73 fathoms ; bottom, mud. 



Synaptura melanoptera. n.sp. 

 (Plate XXXII.) 

 D. 92. A. ;o. L. 1. 128. 



Height 3 "4, head 4*3 in body without caudal. Eye 5^- in- 

 head, 8 times interocular width. Eyes close together, upper in 

 advance of lower by }, a diameter. Angle of mouth under 

 centre of lower eye. Gill cleft feebly fringed. Left nostril 

 dilated, a space free from papillae surrounding it, extending to 

 mouth. Dorsal commences in front of centre of upper eye aiid 

 extends to caudal, with which it is slightly confluent at lower' 

 half of last ray. Longest ray in centre 2.3 in head. Right 

 pectoral 4 in head the same length as left pectoral. Ventrals 

 symmetrical equal in length to pectorals. Scales ctenoid on 

 right imd left sides. Total length 83 mm. 



Colour: All fins, except left pectoral which is colourless, are 

 jet black, the extremity of the right pectoral tipped with white. 

 The right side is light brown with large patches of darker. 



Locality: Lat. 33° 6' 45" S., long. 27° 55' 45'' E. ; depth, 43. 

 fathoms ; bottom, sand, shells, and mud. 



Solea fulvomargrinata, n.sp. 

 (Plate XXXIII.) 



D. 7S-80. A. 61-65. L. 1. IUO-108. 



Depth 2.^, head 5I in length of body (without caudal). Longi- 

 tudinal diameter of eye a little less than 5;^ in head, upper in 

 advance of lower by about half a diameter. Vertical diameter 

 about 7 times in head and a little more than interorbital space. 

 IMouth extends to below centre of lower eve. 



