CLASS PISCES. 59.'? 



group of small prickles. The intestine of the chimaerae 

 is short and straight, nevertheless we see in the in- 

 terior a spiral valvule, as in the squali. They pro- 

 duce very large coriaceous eggs, with the edges flatted 

 and hairy. In 



Chimera, Cuv. } (properly so called), 

 The muzzle is simply conical ; the second dorsal 

 commences immediately behind the first, and extends 

 as far as the end of the tail, which is prolonged into 

 a long filament, and is furnished underneath with 

 another fin similar to the caudal of the squali. 



But one species is known, 



Chimcera monstrosa, L., (the Arctic chimcera) Bl. 124, 

 and Lacep. I. xix. 1, the female ; vulg. king of the 

 herrings; in the Mediterranean chat. Two or three 

 feet in length, of a silvery colour, spotted with brown. 

 It inhabits our seas, where it is fished for, especially 

 in the train of migrating fish. In 



Callorhynchus, Gronov., 

 The muzzle is terminated by a fleshy shred, com- 

 parable in form to a hoe. The second dorsal com- 

 mences over the ventrals, and finishes opposite the 

 commencement of that which furnishes the under 

 part of the tail. 



There is also but one species of this subgenus 

 known, 



Chimcera callorhynchus, L., (the Antarctic Chimasra) 

 Lacep. I. xii., the female ; it belongs to the southern 

 seas. 



vol. x. q q 



