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blackish, other fins grayish, soft dorsal with dark edge. Length, to 

 700 mm. (Barnard.) 



South Africa. Barnard distinguishes this species from Sciaena 

 cirrhosa by 2 or 3 more dorsal rays, lower spinous dorsal, less distinct 

 stripes and not blue bordered with black in lateral line. 



SCIAENA ROBINSONI (Gilchrist and Thompson) 



Umbrina rohinsoni Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 6, 

 p. 182, 1908-1911 (type locality: Natal); Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, pt. 4, 

 p. 351, 1917 (compiled). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, 

 p. 579, 1927 (Natal). 



Umbrina angustilineata Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 

 11, pt. 2, p. 38, 1911 (t}'pe locality: Natal); Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, pt. 4, 

 p. 351, 1917 (compiled). 



Depth 3 to 3K; head 3K. Eye 4 to 5 in head, Iji to 1}< in snout, 

 1)^ to IK in interorbital ; maxillary reaches ji in eye; barbel }^ of eye; 

 preorbital depth slightly less in young to slightly greater than eye 

 with age. Lower gill rakers 9 or 10, lowest mere knobs. 



Scales ctenoid, 49 to 52 in lateral line, tubes with 3 to 5 branches; 

 8 or 9 above, 17 or 18 below. 



D. X, I, 24 to 26, third or third and fourth spines longest, about 

 % body depth or equals head; A. II, 7, second spine strong or % of 

 head; caudal subtruncate. 



Brownish, probably with silvery sheen in life, with narrow, wavy, 

 oblique, Hght streaks, much narrower than interspaces. Opercle often 

 with dark blotch. All fins dark brown, especially spinous dorsal, 

 ventral, and anal, which are blacldsh. Length, to 350 mm. (Barnard.) 



Natal. 



SCIAENA SINUATA (Day) 



Umbrina sinuata Day, Fishes of India, pt. 2, p. 182, pi. 46, fig. 1, 1876 (type 

 locality: Kurrachee) ; Suppl., p. 788, 1888 (places Umbrina striata Boulenger 

 as synonym); Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 2, p. 109, fig. 48, 1889 (Kara- 

 rachi; Muscat). — Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 

 6, p. 182, 1908-1911 (26 fathoms Amatikulu Conical Hill NW. 7>^ miles).— 

 Zugmayer, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., math.-phys. Kl., vol. 26, p. 12, 1913 

 (Mekran). — Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, pt. 4, 

 p. 351, 1917 (compiled). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, 

 p. 579, 1927 (Natal). 



Depth 3 or httle less; head 3 or little more. Eye 3K to 5}2 in head, 

 equals snout or interorbital; maxillary reaches ji in eye; barbel ji in 

 eye; preorbital depth % to % in eye. Lower gill rakers 8 or 9, lowest 

 mere knobs. 



Scales ctenoid, 44 to 50 in lateral line; 7 above, 12 below. Lateral 

 line with bifurcate tubes, hinder ones simple, at least in young. 



D. X, I, 27 to 29, third spine or third and fourth longest, % to % in 

 head or in body depth; A. II, 7, second spine strong, ji of head or 

 2)^ in body depth; caudal rounded or cuneate. 



