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Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Dance of the Abakhwetha (1): Eluhewini, 1959

- Ingle, Pauline Cornwell, 1915-1999

Education for Barbarism: Bantu (Apartheid) Education in South Africa

Erythrina caffra - kaffirboom

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Euphorbia triangularis, 1959

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the Western Indian Ocean

- Smith, J.L.B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968

  • Authors: Smith, J.L.B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Blenniidae -- Indian Ocean
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:14976 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018775 , Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 14
  • Description: Blennioid fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae are found in almost all seas. They are small, agile fishes of shallow water, most being intertidal. The body is normally naked, elongate; the pectoral and vertical fins well developed; the pelvics mostly reduced, the rays hidden in thick tissue, used as limbs for support of the body. Many species freely leave the water and are as agile as grasshoppers on land. I have found them virtually unaffected by underwater explosions, e.g. detonators, even close by, possibly because they have no air bladder. While some are sombre, many of these fishes are brilliantly coloured, those living in weed showing wide variation in colour on a basically similar pattern. While more abundant than in most tropical areas, none are of economic significance in the W. Indian Ocean. 67 species are described. All new species, and all others possible, including sexual dimorphs, have been figured, 24 in colour, and 53 monochrome illustrations, total 77. In the case of 4 species, neither specimens nor illustrations could be obtained. The locality from which each specimen illustrated came is given in each case. , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation)
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Fishes of the family Lethrinidae from the Western Indian Ocean

- Smith, J.L.B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968

  • Authors: Smith, J.L.B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Lethrinidae -- Indian Ocean
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:14979 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018778 , Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 17
  • Description: Among the most difficult problems of the systematist are certain groups of tropical fishes, notably the Parrotfishes and the Lethrinidae, whose bright colours fade quickly after death. Both of these groups are especially abundant in the Indo-Pacific. The Parrotfishes are troublesome enough, but the species do tend to retain the same livery fairly constantly in life, and there are several features that provide well defined generic cleavage, as well as useful clues to species. The Lethrinidae are more difficult, having fewer variable features. Even dimensions, e.g. relative depth, are useful only when comparable stadia can be compared, as considerable general change in body shape may occur with growth. Under the water these are troublesome fishes to identify, as most species are camouflaged by an intricate pattern of cross bars, cloudy patches, and reticulations, which make them all look much alike. In addition, they are among the most wary of the reef fishes, and difficult to approach for close scrutiny. Fresh from the water, the concealing, darker, cross markings and reticulations usually fade within a few moments, and some species are not difficult to recognise, since just after death, colour and pattern are normally reasonably constant within one species, a few are almost constant, others show variation round a typical pattern. , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation)
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Forest recession - Nqantos area, Upper Kubusie

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Forest recession - Nqantos area, Upper Kubusie

- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

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