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fifth pectoral ray. I have in my possession the figure of another 
fish from the Cape of Good Hope, nearly akin to this, with the 
four lowest rays of the pectoral fin lengthened. 
of Tristan da Cunha, 4c. 501 
2. PERCA ANTARCTICA, nigro- -cœrulea subtus argentea, spinis 
dorsalibus novem : 8 abbreviatis fossula reconditis ; ventrali 
unica. | 
Tas. XXV. 
Length thirty inches; weight fifteen pounds. Head large, 
abrupt, punctured, naked. Mouth large, ascending. Jaws equal, 
armed with a single row of small teeth. Palate rough. Eyes 
large. G. covers scaly, slightly serrated. Membrane seven-rayed. 
Dorsal fin 9-18, the eight anterior rays very. short, lodged in a 
groove; soft part covered with small scales. Pectoral falciform. 
Ventral fins 1-6, triangular. Anal 18, scaly at the base. Tail 
concave. L. line parallel with the back. Scales smooth. Colour 
dark blue above, silvery underneath. 
This fish was caught by one of the officers, of e the Falmouth, 
while the ship lay at anchor off Tristan. 
afterwards. Flesh not remarkably good, | 
3. CALLIONYMUS DIACANTHUS, Olivace s 
punctisque albis marmoratus, pi n: 
(8) corpore aliquoties brevioribus, | p 
ribus spinosis. 
dorsalis prioris radiis 
ctoralis radiis 5 inferio- 
Tia. XXVL 
Length seven inches. Body round, tapering from the head. 
Belly flat. Front depressed. Mouth large, armed with nume- 
rous small teeth. Palate rough. Jaws equal. Eyes approxi- 
mated; iris brown. G. covers marked with tortuous streaks, 
terminating in two strong, subulate spines, that stand upright 
when the gills are expanded. G. membrane seven-rayed. First pe 
3 T 2 sa 
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