The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
2 34. 
This Fifh was nine Inches long and one broad, in the Middle 
where broadeft, the under Chap ended in a tapering fharp Inch and 
half long bony Subftance, cover’d with a blackifh Skin, there being 
no fuch Produétion on the upper Chap, the Mandibles were rough, 
with fmall Teeth fet in feveral Rowes. It had two pretty large Holes, 
or Noftrils, the Eyes were large and black, in a white Iris, the Fins 
were fix, two of which were by the Gills, two in the Belly where 
it begins to decreafe, one poff Anum, and another above before the forked 
Tail, the upper Part of the Fifh was cover’d with dark Blue, and 
the under with white large Scales. 
It was taken at the Canoes. 
VILL. Saurus maximus, non maculatus. Tab. 251. Fig. 1. Ratj. fy. p. 159. 
The Sein-Fifb, or Sea-Gally-Wafp. 
This was about fourteen Inches long, in the middle five Inches 
round, and tapering to both Ends, the Month in both Jaws had one 
Row of {mall fharp Teeth, and on the upper two more within, 
paralel to them, and a Row of the fame on the upper Part of the 
Cartilaginous Tongue. ‘Three quarters of an Inch irom the End of 
the Snout were the Eyes round and grey, there were two Pinne po 
Branchias, two under the Belly, one on the middle of the Back, poff 
Anum another, and a forked Tail, it was all over fcaly, the Back of a 
dark brown, and the Belly of a white Colour. 
It was taken about Paifoce-Fore. 
Cine pV. 
Of Fifbes which are fmooth, and have two Fins on their Backs. 
TL. Comber Linea ch maculis luteis. An A Fifh call’d Chicharros, like 
a Mackarell, of am Azonymus Portugal of Brafile. Purchas Lib. 7. 
Cap. 1. p. £31372 
Spanifh Mackarell. 
This Fifh was about eight Inches long, and two and a quarter 
broad in the middle where broadeft, from the Mouth it enlarg’d by 
Degrees to the Anus, and thence decreas’d to the Tail, the Jaws were 
pointed, and each hada Row of fharp fmall Teeth. The Eyes were 
large and black, witha white Circle round them, it had feven Fins, two 
behind the Branchie, one beginning at the largeft place of the Back, 
and being almoit continued by little Piszule or Notches to the be- 
ginning of the forked Tail, as in others of this Kind, another begin- 
ning poft Annum, and ending at the fame Place, and two very fmall 
ones under the Belly, and a feventh beginning behind the Head, and 
reaching to ‘the long one on the Back. It had a ftraight yellow Line 
from the Head to the Tail through the Sides, and another very 
crooked and white, befides fome yellow Spots here and there; it was 
all over f{mooth without any Scales, blackifh on the Back, and white 
on 
