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This fish is of an uniform dusky brown colour. 

 Its flesh is well flavoured, and very nice. Caught 

 chiefly in Simon's Bay, and along, the east coast. 

 Feeds on shell-fish. 



24. DIPTERODON CAPENSIS. Cuv. andYal. (Gal- 

 joen-visch, GaLleon-fish.} Body, oval ; outer teeth, 

 strong, large, trenchant, resembling those of Sargm ; 

 lips, fleshy ; mouth, proportionally small. Two dorsal 

 fins, the second, as well as the anal, and part of the 

 caudal, thick, covered by very minute scales. Head, 

 back, and fins, ash -coloured grey, or faint brown ; 

 sides, with six silvery vertical bands reaching the 

 middle of the belly, which is silvery white, and 

 tinged with purplish red. Length, from fifteen to 

 twenty inches. 



This fish, more plentiful in the western division of 

 the colony, is highly esteemed as food, and always 

 fetches a good price. It is, however, disliked by 

 some, on account of the many black veins traversing 

 its flesh, and is at times rather unwholesome, from 

 being too rich, and requiring good digestive organs. 

 It is caught with the drag-net during summer. 



SCOMBERIM, 



25. SCOMBER CAPENSIS. Cuv. and Val. (JIalfeord.) 

 Body, oblong, adipose ; muzzle, obtuse ; lower jaw, 

 somewhat projecting; teeth, numerous, small, vel 



