History of the Local Names of Cape Fish. 219 
derived from known persons, animals, or things, rather than from 
any outstanding features of the fish themselves. | 
Thus a certain fish characterised by a large head with striking 
frontal development, instead of being called Groot Kop, or some such 
name, is called Bisschop, though Groot Kop would not express that 
air of ecclesiastical gravity and profundity characteristic of the 
features of this fish and supposed to be found in a bishop. We may 
admit that the popular name has, therefore, in this case some 
claims as against a more strictly scientific designation. But what 
can one say of the “ Fransch Madam’’? The fish so called 
(Chrysophrys holwbt) is of a swarthy colour, like the Hottentot Fish, 
somewhat plump in form and with large black eyes. Ido not know 
if this description apples in any way to a French lady, but probably 
the inventor of the name detected some points of similitude. 
There can, however, be little doubt as to the origin of the name 
Hottentot, and it requires no great stretch of imagination to see in 
the fish so called some resemblance to the black, stunted natives 
whom the Dutch found in possession of the land. Kolbe, however, 
suggests that the fish was so named because the Dutch were in the 
habit of purchasing it from the natives, and Nieuhof, because ‘ the 
Hottentots caught it with a hook.” This name is the only one 
which can be said to be of native origin—and that only very 
indirectly. 
The Fishing-Frog, or Angler of the European seas, is represented 
in South African waters by a closely allied form (Lophius wpsice- 
phalus), and is known in several places in the Colony as the Paddy, 
and in others as the Devil Fish. In Holland it is known as Kik- 
vorsch Zee-duivel, Hozen-mond or Hozen-bek. 
[Note.——Miss Wilman, at the meeting of the Society at which this 
paper was read, suggested that Paddy might be a corruption of 
Padda, the Dutch for frog. This seems very probable. ] 
There is at Mossel Bay a somewhat rare fish called the Scotchman, 
but I have only heard the name, and am unable to say to what 
species it belongs, or what national characteristic it possesses to 
justify the designation. It is said to have a very long head. 
The Boer Kabeljaauw is a name applied to large Kabeljaauw, a 
fish which sometimes grows to enormous proportions. Fishermen 
inform me that it is so called as it is eagerly bought by Dutch 
farmers who prefer quantity to quality. 
The name Mooi Nooije (literally, pretty girl) is not inappropriate 
to a modest little fish with bright golden stripes which harmonise 
well with the dark grey and yellow of the sea Bamboo, amongst 
which it lives. It is for this reason also called the Bamboes-visch. 
