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dorsal; 15 scales between origins of dorsal and anal; fifth dorsal 

 ray i^ in head; fifth branched anal ray ij^ ; caudal 1^/7 ; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2; pectoral i^; ventral 2^; snout 

 3^ in head, measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 4^ ; maxillary 

 2^ ; interorbital space 2%. Body deep, compressed, rather short 

 and robust, and back elevated. Caudal peduncle deep and com- 

 pressed. Head large, blunt, broad and flattened above. Snout 

 short, broad and flattened above. Eye a trifle longer than deep, 

 and placed near first third of head. Mouth protractile, horizontal 

 when closed, broad and short. Maxillary not reaching orbit. 

 Teeth rather large in jaws, especially those on each side of man- 

 dible in outer series. Nostril close in front of eye above. Inter- 

 orbital space broad and flat. Gill-rakers 10 rather short denticles 

 graduated down from uppermost, which is longest. Scales large, 

 those on top of head very large, and others becoming smaller on 

 base of caudal. Scales on cheek in three series. Dorsal inserted 

 nearer origin of pectoral than base of caudal, and branched rays 

 highest and subequal in length. Anal inserted opposite origin of 

 dorsal, fin triangular with fourth and fifth rays longest, forming 

 point of triangle, and though reaching beyond tip of depressed 

 dorsal not reaching base of caudal. Caudal rounded. Pectoral 

 small, rounded, not quite reaching ventral. Ventral inserted nearer 

 origin of anal than that of pectoral and reaching latter. Back 

 deep or blackish-olive, belly orange-yellow. Sides with bars of 

 whitish-silvery spots. Vertical fins dark spotted with whitish, 

 margin of dorsal bright yellow. Pectoral with dusky, otherwise 

 it. together with ventral and lower part, pale. Length 3^ inches. 

 Cape ]\Iay. This description from a male. A female with same 

 data has: Head 3^^ ; depth 3^^ ; D. i, 11; A. i, 10; scales 36 

 in lateral series to base of caudal: 14 scales between origins of 

 dorsal and anal; snout 3^^ in head measured from tip of upper 

 jaw: eye 4^^ ; maxillary 2;^: interorbital space 2%. Color 

 pale brownish, lower surface whitish. Length 4 inches. 



]\Iales 4 inches in length during life were olivaceous above. 

 more or less uniform on sides, all of caudal peduncle 

 and anal region. Anal, caudal and pectoral same color, except 

 latter, which is margined with chrome-yellow. Lower surface 

 of head and abdomen pale opaque greenish-white. Side of body 



