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•very slightly in advance of upper. Teeth small and in 3 more 

 ■or less distinct series in upper and lower jaw. Lower jaw 

 projects beyond upper by about ^ the vertical diameter of the 

 -eye. Maxillary of left side more exposed than that of the 

 right ; the latter extends backwards beyond the centre of the 

 lower eye. Longitudinal diameter of eye greater than vertical 

 diameter and a little less than twice the interocular space. 

 The dorsal fin originates on the snout nearer to its anterior 

 ■extremity than to the eye, the first ray is inserted a little to 

 the left of the median line, and is entirely separate from the 

 second. It is divided into 6 branches. The second and third 

 are slightly joined at the base, but are still to the left of the 

 ■median line. The fourth and subsequent rays are in the 

 median line and the branchings of the rays gradually become 

 fewer till near the middle of the body they are simple, again 

 showing a dichotomous division towards the posterior end. 

 Longest ray of dorsal equal to that of anal and contained 2§ 

 in length of head. Anal ends near caudal, but separate from 

 it. The right pectoral is longer than the left and about i h in 

 length of head. The right ventral is slightly longer than the 

 left, the former being on the median line and nearer the head, 

 the distance between the origin of anterior rays of each being 

 •equal to ^ the horizontal diameter of the eye. The caudal is 

 rounded and covered with scales to near its posterior margin. 

 There are about 1 18 scales in the lateral line of the body and 

 ■8 on the caudal. 



The colour of the specimen is now (in spirit), on the right 

 side, an uniform dark brown with small spots of darker 

 ■colour on head and anterior region of body. The left side is 

 colourless. 



No example of this fish has been found in the numerous 

 trawlings of the Government steamer, and none have been 

 got from fishermen. The single specimen was found in the 

 Museum at Port Elizabeth, the Curator of which kindly 

 Tianded it over for description. He informed me that it was 

 found in Algoa Bay. 



Measurements of the specimen. 



Length of body (^excl. tail) 345 mm. Interocular width 85 mm. 



,, ,, ,, (inch ,, ) 4ro ,, Length of right pectoral 48 ,, 



Depth of body 134 ,, ,, ,, left ., 30 ,, 



Breadth of tail 30 ,, Longest ray of dorsal 30 ,, 



Length of head 80 ,, ,, ,, ,, anal 30 ,, 



Diameter of eye (horizontal) 15 ,, Left ventral 24 ,, 



,, ,, ,, (vertical) 11 ,, Right ventral 26 , 



