.12. l'.<e(todet cruiuei, fSclilieid. 



An Indian and Wt'st-Alrican species not yet recorded 

 from Soutli Africa. 



,33. IletnirJiODil'iis guineensis, Bleek. 



34. Solea chiri)phtlialinui>, sp. n. 



Depth of body 25] to '2\ in the length, length of head 

 nbout 4^. Upper eye somewhat in advance of lower ; 

 diameter equal to or less than length of .snout, 5 or 6 in 

 length of head and about twice interocular width. Maxillary 

 extending to below posterior \ of eye. No dilated nostril on 

 blinil side. ()5 to 72 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 

 tJU-77. Anal 50-00. Caudal rounded, contiguous to dorsal 

 and anal. Right pectoral 9-rayed, nearly ^ length of head ; 

 1< f t pectoral 7- or 8-rayed, not more than ^ length of head. 

 Vertebra' 8 + 32. Grayish, with traces of darker sj)ot3 on 

 body, series of 5 or 6 near bases of dorsal and anal apparently 

 alternating with a series on lateral line; pectoral with a 

 blackish ocellus. 



Five specimens, 170-200 mm. in total length. 



35. Cynoglossus lagoensis, so. n. 



Depth of body 4 in the length, length of head 4^ to 4f. 

 Interocular width f^ or | diameter of upper eye, which is 3 to 

 4 in length of snout and 10 to 12 in length of head. Two 

 nostrils, the posterior midway between the anterior margins 

 of the eyes. Cleft of month extending behind lower eve. 

 Dorsal 120-126. Anal i»5-98. Three lateral lines on left 

 side, one on right; 80 to 85 scales in a lateral series from 

 above gill-opening to base of caudal; 12 scales between 

 upper and middle lateral lines at tlieir widest distance 

 aj)urt. Brownish grey. 



Three specimens, 380 mm. in total length. 



Related to C. cmiariensis, kSteind. (Denkschr. Akad. Wien, 

 xlv. 1882, p. 13, pi. ii. tig. 2), in which the cleft of the 

 mouth ends below the middle of the eye, the head is smaller, 

 the scales are more numerous, &c. 



3G. Ci/iwf/lossus r/oreensis, Steind. 



37. Kcheneis naucrates, Linn. 

 Temperate and tropical seas. 

 Ann. ct Mo'f. N. Hist. tSer. 8. Vol. xv. 9 



