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sides above the lateral line greenish-blue, marbled with faint 
orange and purple ; fins often rose red ; lower part of the body 
pale flesh-red, mixed with green, purple, and white. 
A large fish, from two to three feet long. Common on the coast, 
and at the mouth of rivers ; caught with the hook and drag net. Is one 
of the staple fishes on the market, dried and salted like Cod, and ex- 
ported to the Mauritius, and elsewhere. Its flesh when young, is good, 
hut firm and dry in adult individuals. 
6. Otolithus iEauiDENS. Cuv. and Val. (Geelbeck.) 
Body oblong ; head conical : mouth middle-sized ; lower jaw 
pointed, longest. Teeth in both mandibles nearly alike, nume- 
rous, sharp, crooked ; the anterior ones of the upper jaw, largest. 
First dorsal fin low, spiny ; caudal semilunated. Back and sides 
above the lateral line, dull bluish-purple, intermixed with green 
and orange; upper surface of head flashed with aurora-red; 
lower parts silvery white, tinted with purple grey. Inside of 
mouth gamboge-yellow.* Iris orange. 
Clumsy, attaining a length of three feet and more. Flesh dry, but 
fit for salting. Common along the whole coast, where it is caught 
abundantly with the hook or net. It forms an article of food for the 
poor and lazy, and it is also prepared for exportation. 
7. Umbkina Capensis. Mihi. n. sp. (Baardmannetje.J 
Snout obtuse, thick, truncate ; lower jaw shortest with a barbel ; 
dorsal fins distinct. Head reddish-brown tinged with gold. Back 
and sides ash-coloured on a silvery base. Lower jaw and belly 
white, sprinkled with minute dark dots. Scales large. Iris 
silvery. 
Measures from two to two and a half feet, and is reputed for its 
delicious flesh. Chiefly caught in False Bay, during summer. 
8. Chfjlodactylus Fasciatus. Cuv. and Val. (Steen- 
visch.J — Bod}^ oblong, spindle-shaped; head small; lips fleshy, 
retractile ; the upper one longest. Eyes middle-sized, placed 
near the crown ; mouth small ; teeth velvety. The five last rays 
of the pectoral fins extended beyond their membrane, cartilage- 
nous ; second ray largest, being three inches long ; the other 
three, shorter and shorter. Caudal fin forked, scales large, 
almost quadrangular ; seven longitudinal stripes, covered with 
smaller scales, along the whole extent of the dorsal fin. Head 
olive-green, intermixed with orange ; upper part of sides brim- 
stone-yellow, tinged with green, purple, and orange. Body 
crossed by five or six irregular, vertical, purplish-brown bands. 
Belly yellowish-white, mottled with olive-green. Mouth and 
* Hence the vernacular name Geelbeck (yellow mouth.) 
