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SQUAMMIPENNES. 



silvery on the sides and belly ; the anal and dorsal fins, and 

 a stripe along the base of the latter, sparkle like silver ; tinted 

 with green before the dorsal fin ; coppery and lake along the 

 upper part of the sides ; some dusky irregular stripes along 

 the other parts of the sides. 



" The scales on the fins of this fish are arranged on the 

 membranes in lines, so as to admit a slight degree of motion ; 

 the points of the rays were also free. 



" My fish was caught with a line near Polperro, October 

 26th, 1828, and was immediately brought to me: no elon- 

 gated teeth were to be seen in this specimen."" 



The number of fin-rays are as follows : 



D. 34 : P, 19 : V. 1 + 5 : A. 2 + 28 : C. 17. 



The flesh of this fish is said to be of exquisite flavour : 

 specimens have been taken that measured two feet six inches 

 in length ; but of twelve or fourteen examples that I have 

 seen, the largest did not exceed sixteen inches. 



