by C. Tate Regan. 219 
Very similar to 7. regani in form and coloration. Dorsal 69-79. 
Anal 61-66. 90 to 100 scales in a longitudinal series. 
S. Africa to Japan. 
Total length 150 mm. 
Family 2. CyNnoGLossip&. 
Eyes on the left side. Vertical fins confluent; no pectoral fins ; 
pelvic fin of blind side present, 4-rayed, median. 
The two genera represented on the coast of Natal may be 
distinguished as follows : 
Tips rim gedh sect case teense te cs 1, PARAPLAGUSIA. 
hips not fringed... stysc-s. cs. ee 2. CyNnocG ossus. 
1. PARAPLAGUSIA. 
Paraplagusia, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. VI, p. 26 (1866). 
Form elongate, ovate. Snout hooked; lips fringed. Scales small ; 
2 or 3 lateral lines on left side. 
1. PARAPLAGUSIA MARMORATA. 
Plagusia marmorata (Bleek.), Ginth. Cat. Fish. IV, p. 491 (1862) ; 
Day, Fish. India, p. 431, pl. xev, fig. 1 (1878). 
Paraplagusia marmorata, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. VI, p. 28, Pleuron. pl. 
xv, fig. 5 (1866). 
Plagusia marmorata, var. africana, Gilchr. Mar. Inv. 8. Afr. IV, 
1908, p. 163, pl. xlvir. 
Depth of body 3} to 4 in the length, length of head 4 to 45. Snout 
rounded, as long as head behind lower eye; rostral hook rather long, 
its posterior edge about equal to length of snout ; interorbital width 
equal to or less than diameter of eye ; eyes small, upper in advance of 
lower; angle of mouth below posterior part of lower eye. Dorsal 
99-106. Anal 75-86. Scales ctenoid, about 100 to 110 in a longi- 
tudinal series; two lateral lines on left side, separated by 16 to 19 
series of scales; no distinct lateral line on right side. | Brownish, 
spotted and marbled with darker. 
Indian Ocean and Archipelago. 
Total length 250 mm. 
