MUGTL. 85 



as long as head. Caudal peduncle li to 2 times as long as deep. 

 40-47 scales in longitudinal scries, 14-16 in transverse series. Grey 

 or greyish olive above, with more or less distinct darker streaks along 

 the series of scales, silvery white beneath ; fins greyish ; often a very 

 small dark spot in the u[)per part of tlie root of tiie pectoral tin ; young 

 uniform silvery. 



Total length 400 millim. 



Atlantic and Mediterranean, from Scandinavia to South Africa. — 

 Types in Paris Museum. 



1. Yg. Meiliterraneau Coast of Dr. Riippell (P.). 



Ejrypt. 

 2-11. Ad., lijrr., & L. Menzalch. L. Loat, Es.|. (C.). 



12-11. llgr.&yg. Ghot-el-Nassara, L. 



Menzaleh. 

 1.5-18. ITgr. iV yg. BaIir-el-Ta\vilali, frtsli- „ 



water canal, 

 ly. Yg. Xoar Gcmil, L. JIcii- 



/.aleli. 

 2(1-23. Hgr. Nile near Sainanniui. „ 



24. Type o£ M. pe- Nile at Cairo. J. rctlierick, Esq. (C). 



therlci. 

 2.5-28, 29-32. Ad. 

 33-48. Yg. L. Toinsali, I>thnms of Sir R. Owen (P.). 



Suez. 

 4'.t-.')0. Ad. ityg. Mazagan, ^Morocco. Mr. F. W. Puggeiibach (C.). 



51-52. All. Oiini Erhiali, „ ., 



53. Ilgr. Angola. K. •!. Ciniiiiglianic, Es(|. 



(P.). 

 .54. A(l.,stfEd.,typcoE Cape of Good Hope. 8ir A. Sniitli (P.). 



M. miiltiliiieatu.'i. 

 55. A<1., stffd. „ 



5("., 57-58. Ad. Table P-ay. Dr. J. D. F. (iilclui^t, {I'.). 



5'.l-f'iil. Ad. I?('rg P., ('ape Colony. „ 



4. MUGIL SALIENS. 



Risso, Ichthyol. Nice, p. 345 (1810) ; Bonap. Icon. Faun. Ital., Peso. (1834) ; 

 Cnv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xi. p. 47, pi. cccix. (183(1) ; Guichen. Explor. Alg., 

 Poiss. p. fi7 (1850) ; Giintli. f^at. Fisli. iii. p. 443 (1801) ; Moreau, Poi.■^s. 

 France, iii. p. 101 (1881) ; Sauv. Hist. Madag., Poiss. p. 390 (18'J1). 



MitfjU capensis, Cuv. & Yal. t. c. p. 108. 



