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in gallus and argyreiosus, but there is no prolongation 

 to any of the fins \ The genus 



Zeus, Lin. 



After abstracting the galli and argyreiosi, &c, compre- 

 hends fishes with a compressed body, an extremely 

 protractile mouth, like that of the menides, and hav- 

 ing but few and weak teeth. They require, however, 

 to be greatly subdivided. 



Zeus, Cuv. 



Dorsal emarginated, its spines accompanied by long 

 slips of membrane ; a series of bifurcated spines along 

 the base of the dorsal and the anal. 



Z.faber, L., Bl. 41. (the common dory.) Yellowish, 

 with a round black spot upon the flank : an excellent 

 fish, that is sometimes called ihejish of St. Peter. 



Z. puhgio, Cuv., Rond. 328, is another species dis- 

 tinguished by a stout bifurcated spine on the shoulder. 

 From the Mediterranean. 



Capros, Lacep. 



The emarginated dorsal of the dories, and a mouth 

 still more protractile, but no spines along the dorsal and 

 anal ; the entire body covered with very rough scales. 

 But one species is known, Zeus aper, which is small 

 and yellowish. It inhabits the Mediterranean 2 . 



1 Zens setapinriis, Mitch, op. cit. i. 9. Labat. Voy. de Desmar- 

 chais, i. p. 312. 



2 It is also the Perca pusilla of Brunnich. 



