PARALICHTHIN.^i 105 



Close to P. arsius. Depth of body twice in the length, length of head 3]!. Snout 

 shorter than eye, diameter of which is 3 J in length of head ; lower eye a little in 

 advance of upper, which is separated from edge of head by a space equal to about 

 J its diameter. Maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of eye, length 2J in that of 

 head; lower jaw not projecting, i j in head. Teeth small and close-set, scarcely 

 enlarged anteriorly. Gill-rakers rather short, 11 on lower part of anterior arch. 

 58 scales in the lateral line. Dorsal 70 ; commencing above posterior nostril of blind 

 side and at a distance in front of eye equal to J its diameter. Anal 52 ; tip of first 

 interhaemal spine feeble, just projecting. Pectoral of ocular side with 11 rays, length 

 about I; in that of head. Caudal double-truncate; caudal peduncle more than twice 

 as deep as long. Brownish, with a number of distinct dark rings arranged symmetri- 

 cally on body ; a series of conspicuous brown spots on dorsal and anal fins ; tip of 

 pelvic of ocular side with a dark spot. 



Fig. 63. — Pseudorhombus nataUi 



B..\I. (X.H.) 1903. 13.31.9. X }. 



Type. — South African Museum. 



Distribution. — Natal. 



Specimen Examined : 



I (135 mm.). Co-type (?). fij miles \V. by N". of C. Natal, 54 fms 



13. PSEUDORHOMBUS MICROGNATHUS, Norman. 



Pseudorhombus javanicus (part), Da> 



iii, p. 24. 

 Pseudorhombus micrognathus, Norma 



:877, Fish. India, p. 424 ; Jenkins, 1910, Mem. Ind. Mus., 

 1927, Rec. Ind. Mus., x-xix, p. 16, pi. iii. 



Close to P. elevatus, but length of head 3i to 3§ in that of fish (without caudal). 

 Diameter of eye 4 to 4J in length of head. Maxillary scarcely reaching middle of 

 eye, length 2| to nearly 3 in that of head ; lower jaw more than twice in head ; teeth 

 minute. Gill-rakers shorter, 13 on lower part of anterior arch. 65 or more scales in 

 lateral line. Supratemporal branch of lateral line reaching seventh or eighth ray of 

 dorsal fin. Dorsal 69 ; origin above space between nostrils and at a distance in 

 front of eye equal to about ^ its diameter ; anterior rays nearly free. Anal 56 ; tip 

 of first interhaemal spine feeble, scarcely projecting. Brownish, with numerous small 

 dark spots ; 3 or 4 fairly prominent ocelU, one above and one below anterior third of 

 straight part of lateral Une, a third below junction of straight and curved portions, 



