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WITH HARD CHEEKS. 



iricles silvery ; along the side of the body a broad and shining 

 silvery band ; the belly below reddish white ; the pectoral 

 fins of a deep blue ; all the other fins rosy red. 



The characters of this Gurnard are so well marked that it 

 is not likely to be confounded with any other species. 



The vignette below represents the cranium of the Sapphi- 

 rine Gurnard. 



