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of the pectoral fins dark yellowish-green, with large black marks 
towards their bases, speckled with a number of pure white irre- 
gular spots. Iris red. Length twelve inches. 
Baron Cuvier, in giving a very short diagnosis of this species, spe- 
cimens of which were sent him from the Cape by Delalande, remarks 
that "the dark spots at the inner surface of the pectoral fins were 
wanting but I have reason to believe, that his specimens had faded, 
and that through the effects of the spirits, in which they were preserved, 
the natural colours had been more or less obliterated. Experience, and 
the accounts of the fishermen here, convince me, that this and the 
following species, are the only ones of the genus, caught in our Bays. 
Cuvier' s observation, that the fish bears a great resemblance to the 
Trigla Kumu of New Zealand, is perfectly correct. 
Flesh firm, but palatable. Caught in summer with the hook, but 
not very common in Table Bay. 
2. Trigla Peronii. Cuv. and Val. (Graauwe or bruine 
Knorhaan ; grey Gurnard.) — Head large ; forehead sloping ; 
body declining in breadth towards the tail. Muzzle projecting; 
teeth small but numerous ; upper mandible longest, divided into 
two lobes, and beset at its margins with five denticles. Two 
spines, unequal in length, are placed above each eye, and a 
strong spine at each side of the occiput ; opercular and scapular 
spines, pointed sharp. Anterior side of the first ray of the first 
dorsal fin slightly serrated ; the second and third rays of that 
fin longer than the remaining seven. Ridges of dorsal grove, 
armed with a row of twenty-four blunt denticulations. Pectoral 
fius 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 pec- 
toral 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^ENID^. 
3. Sebastes Capensis. Cuv. and Val. (Jacob 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 
