2 New Fishes from South Africa. 



soft rays of dorsal to middle of anal, a fourth across caudal peduncle. 

 Dorsal and anal fins reddish, with narrow pale edge and dark intra- 

 marginal stripe ; caudal with a dark pale-edged crossbar, convex 

 anteriorly; pel vies blackish. 



East London, 40 fathoms. A single specimen, 140 mm. in total 

 length. 



Related to the Atlantic C. striatus, L., and C. robustus, Giinth., 

 differing from both in coloration, structure of dorsal and anal fins, etc. 



Mr. K. H. Barnard informs me that in freshly caught specimens 

 the coloration is silvery, and the spots on the scales are yellow. 



Cynoglossus durbanensis, sp. nov. 



Depth of body 3\ to 3J in the length, length of head 5J to 5§. 

 Snout | length of head ; interocular width somewhat less than 

 diameter of eye, which is about 10 in length of head. Angle of mouth 

 below middle or posterior part of lower eye, nearer end of mouth than 

 gill-opening. Posterior nostril between eyes. Dorsal 101-105. Anal 

 80-84. Scales ctenoid on both sides; two lateral lines on left side; 

 18 to 20 series of scales between them ; no lateral line on right side. 

 Body with large dark blotches or irregular cross-bars ; numerous 

 smaller dark spots on head, body and fins. 



Durban. 



Three specimens, 140-190 mm. in total length. 



This species is near C. bengale?isis, Bleek., but is distinguished by 

 the larger number of scales in a transverse series. 



LEPADICHTHYS COCCINOT.ENIA, sp. nOV. 



Very similar in form and coloration to L. frenatus, Waite. (Bee. 

 Austral. Mus. V, 1904, p. 180, pi. XXIV, fig. 2) from Lord Howe 

 Island, but with fewer ravs, the dorsal fin with 13, the anal with 11 

 (D. 16 ; A. 13, in L. frenatus). Teeth uniserial, close-set, compressed, 

 pointed, in the upper jaw with the points deflected so that the teeth 

 appear incisiform. Yellowish ; upper lip scarlet, the colour continued 

 as a scarlet stripe through eye to operculum ; less distinct stripes at 

 base of dorsal and anal fins. 



Durban. 



A single specimen, 40 mm. in total length. 



