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grove, armed with a row of twenty-four blunt denticula- 

 tions. Pectoral fins large, reaching beyond the vent ; 

 tail lunated. Lateral line smooth; scales small, oval. 

 Head, back, and sides brownish- grey, mottled with white 

 spots ; belly pure white, mixed with purple. Pectoral 

 fins olive-green on the inner surface, edged with azure, 

 and embellished by a large black mark, sprinkled with 

 white and sky-blue dots. Lower jaw and part of the 

 pectoral and caudal fins pale-red, tinged with yellow. 

 Iris with white aurora-red. Length from seven to 

 fourteen inches. 



This species appears to be nearly related to T. Lyra, of Europe, and 

 although it does not correspond in every particular with Cuvier's 

 description, yet I think, that it is the same fish, which was anatomized 

 by that Prince of Naturalists. 



Not often caught in Table Bay ; flesh equal to that of the preceding- 

 species. 



SCORP^NIDJ3. 



3. Sebastes Capensis. Cuv. & Val. fJacob JEvertsen.J 

 Body oblong, robust. Head large, bony, channelled 

 above and between the eyes, and armed with spiny 

 processes ; gill covers and preoperculum strongly toothed 

 at the margins. Eyes very large, protruding from their 

 sockets. Mouth wide, gaping; lips fleshy; teeth crowded, 

 paved, small, sharp, and curved in both jaws. Soft 

 rays of dorsal fin longest. Liver unequally three-lobed, 

 gall-bladder of an oval form, and the pylorus provided 

 with numerous ccecal appendages. Air-bladder large. 

 Tile-red, with shades of orange, white, and yellowish- 

 green ; marked on the sides with a few flesh-coloured 

 spots. Belly white, tinged with orange. Palate and 

 peritoneum greyish- white. Length 12 — 15 inches. — 

 Called Jacob Evertsen, after a Dutch Captain, remarkable 

 for a red face and large projecting eyes. 



This fish, though common to Table Bay almost at all seasons, is 

 highly prized for its flesh by most Colonists. 



4. Sebastes Maculatus. Cuv. & Val. fSancord.J 



