148 o 
Numerous specimens of this species were nan: They were 
procured as.follows :— 

Depth. Ref. 
| 
Locality. Date. | How Procured. fathoms No. 
ee ene eS See ie 
Cape St. Blaize, N. by | 22nd Oct, 1900. | Large dredge. 20° «| IO Aza 
E., dist. 84 miles. | | | 
Great Fish Point Light- | 3oth Aug., 1901 | Shrimp trawl. | 30 13,636 
House, W. 4 W., 
dist. 24 miles. 
Bird Island Lighthouse, | 5th Oct., 1901. | a 
N. 4 W., dist. 84 miles. 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
)Gist.7 7 miles. | | 
| 


BEEP Island, N. by W. 4 | 21st Sept., rgor. | A 49 13,894 
Betas Pout, N.W.4 | 8th June, 1900. Large dredge. | 23 5,064 
N., dist. 2} miles.’ | | 
Seal Island, S. by W. } | 25th Nov., 1902. | Dredge. 9) |-06)106 
W., dist. 2 miles. 
Bakoven Rock, N.W. by | 11th Nov., 1902. | o 24 | 15,881 
W., dist. 2 miles. | 
Swart Klip, N.E., dist. | 24th Aug., 1903. | as i iG 17,482 
I mile. | | 
Fish Hoek Bay.. .. | 24th Dec., 1902. | Shrimp trawl. | 5 | 16,378 
| 

Fam. BERYCIDAE. 
Monocentris japonicus. 
Three specimens of this fish have been found in South African 
waters within the last few years in the course of the work of the 
“ Pieter Faure,” as follows :— 

Depth.) Ref. 

Locality. Date. How Procured. jfathoms| No. 
; | | 
} { | 
Mossel Bay ae .. | 24th June, 1898. | Shrimp trawl. | 20 88 
Mossel Bay a8 6th Feb., 1903. | Large trawl. 30-36 | 16,446 
Fish Point Lighthouse, | 17th April, 1905. | Hf 35 | 18,700 
N.W. by W., dist. 44 | | | 
miles. | 

There can be little doubt that these specimens are specifically 
identical with the species found in Japanese waters. Mr. 
Boulenger, to whom one was sent, was of this opinion, and I 
have carefully compared all the specimens with some from 
Japan, which Mr. Kishinouye was good enough to forward for 
this purpose. 
