. is a very imperfectly 
Dentex macrodens Castelnary?* 
described species. Its author says it is very close to 
D. argyrozona, but its body large (possibly deeper?); the 
3 anal spines short and equal; canines enormous; strong 
spring scales at ventral base like in the Pentapoes; D. 
XII, 93; length 39 mm, These details would suggest it as 
closer to L. macrocephalus than to the species with which 
he compares it. 
141 +5 described with D.XI, 10 or 11; 9 scales 
D. brevis Kner 
above lateral line and 16 or 17 below; eye 1 2.3 in snout or 
equals preorbital depth and 1; in interorbital; large black 
blotch in and above pectoral axil. 
140 
Poiss. Afr, Austr., 1861, p. 50. 
eee cence OL LOA CLD LOL LLL LN A 
141 Reise Novara,Fiseh,, 1867, p. 61. Cape of Good Hope. 
