. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 44 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM be various shades of green, brown, or deep red. The cross-bars extend on to dorsal and anal fins, but membrane joining dorsal soft rays has irregular translucent patches. Caudal and pectoral fins finely barred with dark brown. A 3-shaped dark mark at base of pectoral fin, and a dark stripe from edge of branchiostegal membrane to central edge of pectoral fin base. Operculum with irregular dark mark; two irregular dark bands radiate from eye across cheek. Pelvic fi
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 44 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM be various shades of green, brown, or deep red. The cross-bars extend on to dorsal and anal fins, but membrane joining dorsal soft rays has irregular translucent patches. Caudal and pectoral fins finely barred with dark brown. A 3-shaped dark mark at base of pectoral fin, and a dark stripe from edge of branchiostegal membrane to central edge of pectoral fin base. Operculum with irregular dark mark; two irregular dark bands radiate from eye across cheek. Pelvic fins barred with brown. Belly silvery white to greyish. Head grey or pinkish. Pattern retained for several years after preservation. Location of type material. South African Museum, Cape Town. Material examined. 36 specimens, 37-5-106 mm in standard length. 2 from Lambert's Bay, ; 1 from Simon's Bay, False Bay, 24243; 1 from Kalk Bay, False Bay, 9988 (holotype); 5 from Dalebrook, False Bay, 23870 and 18/12/1964, not catalogued; 1 from St. James, False Bay, 16/5/1965, not catalogued; 26 from Strandfontein, False Bay' 23871, 23872, 23954, 23971, 23976, 24242. Remarks. Clinus brevicristatus is very similar to the species with a low dorsal fin, such as Clinus cottoides, Clinus acuminatus, Clinus venustris, and particularly Clinus agilis. The species was described from a single female specimen from Kalk Bay,. ^~ (a) . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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