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APPENDIX. 
1. Prevailing colour blood-red, mottled with greyish- white 
irregular blots ; abdomen purplish on a white ground ; fins deep- 
red, tinged with greyish green. Iris purple. Length twelve 
inches. Caught principally amongst the rocks of Robben Island. 
2. Head, back, and sides dark purple, marbled with reddish- 
brown, flesh-red, orange, and pale yellow marks. Belly white, 
shaded with purple. Pectoral rays striped with purplish-brown 
bands ; dorsal, caudal and anal fins dull-brown, spotted with 
yellowish-green dots. Iris purple. Length ten to twelve 
inches. (Blennius rubescens. Lichtenst f) Extremely pretty ; 
caught along with the former. 
3. Upper part of body pale yellowish-brown ; head olive- 
green ; sides and belly gamboge-yellow, sprinkled with irregu- 
lar greenish-white marks; pectoral and caudal fins without 
bands; dorsal and anal with faint-green spots. Iris yellow. 
Length eight to ten inches. 
4. The whole of back, sides, and fins olive-green ; belly of a 
deeper yellow tint, with some white blots along the lateral line. 
Iris yellow. Length six to eight inches. 
The Klip-fish is greatly reputed for its flesh, which is nice, well- 
flavoured, and wholesome. 
SILURIN^E. 
37. Bagrus Capensis. A. Smith. {Bagger,) — Body ob- 
long, thick, smooth, slimy ; head large, broad, nearly flat above ; 
muzzle round, blunt ; upper lip fleshy, with a barbel on both 
sides ; teeth crowded, velvety ; chin supplied with four barbels, . 
which are shorter than those of the upper jaw. Dorsal fins two ; 
second flat, fleshy, smaller than the first ; pectoral fins mode- 
rate ; anal large, caudal deeply forked. Upper part of head, 
back, and sides, dark greenish-brown; lower parts shaded 
irregularly with blue, yellow, and silver, and flashed with a 
bronzy lustre. Belly dull greyish-white, speckled with small 
brown dots, and clouded with purple. Base of tail red ; fins 
faintly flesh-coloured. Iris yellow. Length twelve to sixteen 
inches. 
Owing to its ugliness, this curious fish, which hides itself amongst 
stones in muddy water, the better*to entrap its unsuspecting prey, is, 
from popular prejudice, less prized than it deserves. Its flesh is ex- 
tremely delicate, and bears a greater resemblance to that of the Eel, 
than that of any other sea-fish caught in the Colony. 
CLUPEID^E. 
38. Clupea Ocellata. Mihi. N. Sp. {Shad; Sardyn.) 
Body compressed, elongated ; head flattened at top ; muzzle ob- 
tuse ; upper jaw with a central notch, and a little projecting. 
