ANABA8. 



ol 



more or less distinct dark streaks riuliatini; from the eye towards the 

 gill-cover; membrane in tiie opercular notch black. 



Total leni,nh 1-iO niillini. 



South-western parts of Cape Colony. — ^Tyi)es in Paris Museum. 



\-■^. A,i. 



4 Ad. 



/i-T. Hjjr. & \<'. 



S-'.t. Her. & vg. 

 ]o. A, I. 

 ]l-l'(i. All. 

 21. Skcl. 

 ■J-2. All. 



i;'.-i'J. A.L.tligr. 

 •2',. Ad., stftVl. 



Vygo Kraal, near Capo Town. 

 Caiie Flats. 

 Xi-ar Cape Town. 

 Eer.ste R., Stellenbosch. 

 Princess Vlei, Cape Division. 

 I'aarl li., Cai)e Division. 



J. 

 AVudih illc. near G-eorffetown. 



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I5eri>' U., Wellington. 

 Cape ol" (lood Hope. 



T>ord Derby (P.). 



S. Afriean ^luseuni (P.). 



H.M.S. 'Cludienger.- 



S. .M'l-ican Miiseinn (P.). 



•) 

 C. E. Dobson, Esq. (P.). 



Dr. J. D. F. Giielui>t ( P. i. 

 Col. Sloggett (P.). 

 .^ir A. Sndtli (P.). 



'iMi: 





-l^mAfr.^ vichms. 



Type. 



2. ANABAS VICINUS, sp. n. 

 Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 2| to .S 

 times. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye. which is 

 4 to times in length of head and 1 to H times in interorbital width ; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior third or centre of eye ; palatine 

 teeth present; none of the bones of the head serrated; operculum with 

 a notch, between t\^o more or less obtuse spines. 9 to 11 short gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XV 8-9 ; spines 

 increasing in length to the eighth or ninth, which measures about {- 

 length of head; longest soft rays f to i length of head. Anal VIII- 

 IX 8-9, similar to dorsal. Pectoral -?- to | length of head. Ventral 

 not reaching anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal [>eduncle J 5 to 2 limes 



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