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Body, much resembling that of the former, but more 

 attenuated at base, and destitute of any bands or 

 vertical stripes. Head, purplish ; back, dull, bluish 

 green, with a metallic gloss ; sides, beneath the lon 

 gitudinal line, silvery, with a reddish tint. Iris, 

 white. 



Caught at all seasons with the hook, and is not 

 only a superior table fish, but forms, when salted and 

 dried, an article of exportation. Mostly confined to 

 Table Bay and the West Coast, where it is found abun 

 dantly. Length, from twelve to fourteen inches. 



11. CHRYSOPHRYS GLOBICEPS. Cuv. and Yal. 

 (Stompneus.) Muzzle obtuse, body broad; teeth 

 thick, firm, numerous. Back, bluish grey, with 

 aurora red ; belly, white, silvery. The younger 

 individuals have three or four transversal bands, 

 which disappear in the adults. 



A favourite fish, and often caught in great abund 

 ance during summer, with the drag-net ; it also makes 

 an excellent pickle fish. 



12. CHRYSO.PHRYS LATICEPS. Cuv. and Val. (Roode 

 Steenbrassem.) Head, very large, gibbous ; crown, 

 elevated, broad, convex, tapering towards the snout ; 

 eyes, almost vertical ; mouth, of a moderate size ; 

 muzzle pointed, but blunt; lips, fleshy; upper man 

 dible armed in front with four large, strong, conical 

 teeth, and the lower one with six, corresponding with 



