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Eody, much resembliDg 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 Eay and the West Coast, where it is found abun- 

 dantly. Length, from twelve to fourteen inches. 



11. Chrtsophrys 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. Chrtsophrys Laticeps. Cuv. and Val. — {Roode 

 Steenhrassem.) — 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, tieshy; upper man- 

 dible armed in front with four large, strong, coaical 

 teeth, and ihe lower one with six, corresponding with 



