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Silvery, scales edged brown. Head over upper jaw and behind eye, 

 brownish pink. Eye silvery. Fins brown, upper quarter of pectoral 

 brown, with brown patch at base. 



South Africa, Natal. 



A.N.S.P. No. 53029. Natal coast, in 9 fathoms. H. W. Bell Marley. Length, 

 233 mm. 



Genus EVYNNIS Jordan and Thompson 



Evynnis Jordan and Thompson, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 41, p. 573, 1912. 

 (Type, Sparus cardinalis Lac^pIide, orthotypic.) 



Vomer with few conic teeth in front. Molars biserial. Preopercle 

 hmb naked. Frontal line spongy. Supraoccipital crest extended well 

 forward. Cheek with 7 rows of scales. Top of head scaly. Third 

 and fourth dorsal spines moderately elevated, not greatly prolonged. 



One species. 



EVYNNIS CARDINALIS (Lacepfede) 



Spartis cardinalis Lacep^de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 46, 141, 1802 (type 

 locality: China). 



Sparus (Pagrus) cardinalis Steindachner, Ann. Naturh. Hofmus. Wien, vol, 

 11, p. 200, 1896 (Japan). 



Chrysophrys cardinalis Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 130, 1830 

 (Japan). — Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., pts. 2-4, p. 69, pi. 33, 1843 

 (Nagasaki). — Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, p. 241, 1846 (Canton; 

 China Seas). — Bleeker, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. (Japan), vol. 25, p. 31, 

 1853 (Japan).— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, p. 470, 1859 (China).— 

 Bleeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 2, p. 56, 1865 (Amoy). — 

 RuTTER, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1897, p. 76 (compiled). 



Pagrus cardinalis GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish Brit. Mus., vol. 1, p. 470, 1859 (China); 

 Rep. Voy Challenger, vol. 1, p. 64, 1880 (Yokohama). — Sauvage, Bull. Soc. 

 Philom. Paris, ser. 7, vol. 5, p. 105, 1881 (Swatow, China). — Karoli, Ter- 

 m6sz. Fuzetek, Budapest, vol.5, p. 157, 1881 (Nagasaki). — Steindachner 

 and Doderlein, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. Kl., vol. 48, 

 pt. 1, p. 19, 1884 (Tokio, Oshima, Nagasaki); vol. 49, pt. 1, p. 261, 1885 

 (Kochi harbor in 40 fathoms). — Nystrom, Bihang kon. Svensk. Vet. Akad. 

 Handlingar, Stockholm, vol. 13, No. 4, p. 14, 1887 (Nagasaki). — Elera, Cat. 

 Fauna Filip., vol. 1, p. 483, 1895 (Luzon, Manila, Navotas). — Ishikawa 

 and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. Fishes Mus. Tokyo, p. 53, 1897. — Kishinouye, 

 Journ. Fisher. Bur. Tokyo, vol. 10, No. 3, p. 36, pis. 2, 5, 7, fig. 3, 1901 

 (Japan, Kiusiu, South Shikohu, Hondo, China, Korea). — Jordan and Sny- 

 der, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, pts. 2-3, p. 79, 1901 (Yokohama, Nagasaki, 

 Oshima). — Jordan and Evermann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, p. 350, 

 1902 (Formosa). — Jordan and Starks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, p. 203, 

 1905 (Korea). — Franz, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., math.-phys. Kl., vol. 4, 

 Suppl. vol. 1, p. 47, 1910 (Yokohama; Aburatsubu). — Snyder, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 500, 1912 (Riu Kiu). 



Evynnis cardinalis Jordan and Thompson, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 41, p. 573, 

 1912 (Tokyo and Matsushima). — Jordan and Metz, Mem. Carnegie Mus., 

 vol. 6, No. 1, p. 34, 1913 (Fusan, Korea). — Jordan and Thompson, Mem. 

 Carnegie Mus., vol. 6, No. 4, p. 256, 1914 (Misaki; Osaka). — Snyder, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 415, 1912 (Aikawa, Misaki, Tokyo, Kagoshima, 

 Otaru, Mororan, Hakodate). — Tanaka, Fishes of .Japan, vol. 21, p. 371, 

 pi. 101, fig. 313, 1915 (Japan; China). — Izuka and Matsuura, Cat. Zool. 



