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Body broad, oval. Head tapering towards the muzzle, 

 and forming a curvature above the eyes. Jaws free, 

 somewhat protractile. Anterior teeth small, but sharp ; 

 inner rows velvety. Spines of dorsal fin strong, spiny ; 

 pectoral fins round at base and pointed at the apex ; 

 scales middle-sized. Tail unequal, upper side longest. 

 Length 12 inches; breadth nearly 5 inches. — D. \l; 

 A. ! 3 2 ; P. 17. V. J. C. 17. Head and back olive-green; 

 sides silvery, with a faint rosy gloss ; fins pale rose-red. 

 Pectoral fins with a black spot at their insertion. Iris 

 silvery. 



A delicious table fish, more commonly caught in winter, and often 

 put up in bundles along with Sargus Capensis (Hottentot fish), from 

 which it is easily distinguished by a very superficial examination. 



22. Cantharus Emarginatus. Cuv. & Val. (Dasje.) 

 Body lanceolate ; front roundish, with a curvature hardly 

 perceptible ; muzzle pointed and partly concealed beneath 

 the suborbital bone, which has a deep emargination in 

 front of the eyes. Front teeth small, but crowded, 

 pointed and sharp. Scales minute ; lateral line moder- 

 ately bent and well marked. D. \l. A. ^ V. 5. P. 15. 

 C. 17. Head, back, and sides faint brown, on a silvery 

 ground ; a greenish-blue metallic lustre above and in 

 front of the eyes. Body striped with some narrow, 

 yellowish, longitudinal bands ; pectoral fins, with a dark 

 spot at their base ; abdomen white, tinged with light 

 brown. Length, twelve to fourteen inches. 



Ptare in Table Bay, but more frequently caught in the several Bays 

 to the East of the Cape. Its flesh is highly esteemed as food. 



23. Boops Salpa. Cuv. & Val. (?) {Bamboesvisch ; 

 SUnkvisch.) — Body subovate, attenuated at both ends ; 

 mouth small, obtuse, not protractile ; external teeth 

 broad, trenchant ; scales minute. Head olive-green ; 

 with a flash of gold ; body silvery with eight to ten 

 longitudinal golden stripes. Iris yellow. A black 

 speck at the base of the pectoral fin. Length, twelve 

 inches, or more. 



