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FISTTJLARIDE. 



they are united ; the rays of the second dorsal fin are soft. 

 The shape of the body is oval, compressed ; the pectoral fin 

 small ; the ventral fins also small, with a depression behind 

 in which they can be lodged. The anal fin is elongated, 

 the rays short. The whole number of fin-rays is 



D. 4. 12 : P. 17 : V. 4 : A. 18 : C. 16, 



The colour of the back is red, the sides rather lighter; 

 sides of the head and belly silvery, tinged with gold colour ; 

 the scales on the body hard, rough, minutely ciliated at the 

 free edge, and the surface granulated. All the fins greyish 

 white. 



The vignette below represents the skeleton of this singular 

 fish. 



