Fam. SERRANID^. 

 Serranus kynsnaensis, n.sp. 



(Plate XIX.) 

 D. X 14. A. Ill ;. Sc. 83 2^H- L. i. ']2. 



Depth of body '^\ times in length ; length of head equals 

 depth of body. Snout slightly longer than diameter of eye, 

 which is about \ the length of the head ; interorbital width 55^ 

 m length of head ; lower jaw projecting, with strong canines 

 on the sides ; maxillary extending to nearly below centre of 

 eye ; snout naked. Preoperculum and operculum scaly ; pre- 

 opercula finely serrated on both the posterior and lower border ; 

 opercular spines strong, the middle, which is equidistant from 

 the upper and lower, is largest. Gill rakers long, 1 1 on the 

 lower part of the anterior arch. Dorsal originating slightly 

 behind extremity of longest opercular spine ; first and second 

 spine shortest, the rest not very unequal in length, and not 

 separated from the soft rays by a notch ; fifth spine equal to or 

 slightly shorter than the longest soft ray, and a little over 2\ in 

 length of head. Caudal is somewhat imperfect. 



The single specimen from which this description is taken 

 was forwarded by Mr. Jackson, the Resident Magistrate at 

 Knsyna, where it was found. 



Fam. TRIGLID^. 

 Pterois nigripinnis, n.sp. 



Br. VII. D. XIII 9. P. 20. V. I 5. A. II ;. C. 12. 



L. r. 35. L. tr. \, 



Depth of body 3 times in length without caudal, 4I times 

 with caudal. Length of head 2\ in body. Diameter of eye a 

 little less than length of snout, and contained 3 times in length 

 of head. Interocular space | diameter of eye, deeply concave. 

 A long tentacle over orbit of eye, longer than breadth of inter- 

 orbital space, with a black spot at its extremity. The wide 

 posterior nostril is immediately in front of eye, the anterior 

 about half way to end of snout, and provided with a long 

 tentacle, almost as long a5 orbital tentacle, but without black 

 spot A long tentacle, about twice the diameter of the eye, 

 hangs down from lower margin of preorbital bordering on the 

 jn axillary. 



