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brownish, sometimes reddish ; the pectoral fins are 

 black for one-fourth of their length, edged with blue 

 on the internal side : it is the largest species of our 

 coasts ; some of them occur more than two feet long. 

 They are salted. 



Some allied species are found in India. They are 

 new, and will be described in the fourth volume of our 

 history of Fish. 



Tr. lyra, L., Bl. 350. Rond. 298. 



With the muzzle divided into two denticulated lobes ; 

 a strong spine to the operculum, to the suprascapular, 

 and especially the humeral ; spines along the dorsal 

 fins, the lateral line smooth ; the pectorals are one- 

 third their length. It is a fine fish, bright red above 

 and silvery white underneath. 



Tr. gurnardus, Lin., Bl. 58. 



With a pointed spine on the operculum and on the 

 shoulder, subquadrate scales on the lateral line ; it is 

 in general grey brown above, spotted and white un- 

 derneath ; but there are some redish, and others red. 

 It abounds more than the others in our markets. 

 There is a neighbouring species. 



Tr. cuculus 1 , Bl. 59. 



Constantly red, with a black spot on the first dorsal 

 fin. 



1 It is here the Tr. hirundo of Briinnich ; but it is neither the cucu- 

 lus nor hirundo of Lin. 



