128 Mr. C. T. lle<ran on Three new 



XVI. — Descriptions of TJtree neio Marine Fishes from 

 South Africa. By C. Tate Regan, B.A. 



Scyllium natalense. 



Allied to S. quagga^ Ale. Head broad, depressed ; snout 

 elliptical, with obtusely pointed tip, its length, measured 

 from the middle of the upper jaw, slightly more than \ its 

 greatest breadth and equal to 2^ times the width of the inter- 

 space between the nasal valves. Diameter of eye § the length 

 of snout. A fold at each angle of the mouth, extending 

 along the lower jaw for § of the distance from angle to sym- 

 physis and less than ^ as far along the upper jaw. Teeth 

 tricuspid, the middle cusp the longest. First dorsal origin- 

 ating above posterior ^ of base of ventral, second dorsal a 

 little in advance of posterior end of base of anal ; dorsal fins 

 subcqual, the length of the base of each about § of the 

 distance between them. Length of base of anal 1^ times 

 that of second dorsal and 1| times in its distance from the 

 caudal. Pectoral extending a little more than ^ the distance 

 from its base to origin of ventral ; ventral with its outer edge 

 evenly rounded anteriorly and becoming very oblique poste- 

 riorly. Greyish ; back with broad transverse brown bands 

 with darker edges and with less distinct intermediate bands 

 composed of brown marbling or reticulations. Upper surface 

 of head covered with reticulations, except for the tirst cross- 

 band, which lies between the posterior halves of the eyes and 

 lias a convex posterior edge. The second band is represented 

 by 2 oval patches at the level of the gill-openings, nearly 

 meeting in the middle line ; the third is at the level of the 

 posterior part of the pectoral ; the fourth, in front of the 

 dorsal fin, is broken up into a median circular or oval and a 

 ]iair of lateral semioval patches ; the fifth and seventh are 

 through the bases of the dorsal fins, and there are 2 or 3 on 

 the tail. Pectoral and ventral each with a large dark blotch; 

 each dorsal fin with a dark blotch on its upper portion. 



Total length 32.5 mm. 



Two specimens from the coast of Natal, presented to the 

 British Museum by Mr. J. F. Quekett. 



Trig/a Quehetti. 



Depth of body .Oj times in the length, length of head 3| 

 times. Snout H times as long as eye, the diameter of which 



