108 PISCES. 



yond the membranej but six rays to the branchiae. They all inhabit 

 the Indian Ocean.(l) 



Others with less than seven branchial rays are furnished with 

 small and crowded teeth only, or, at least, have no hooked ones. 



Chironemus, Ciiv. 



The inferior part of the pectorals with the same simple rays as the 

 Cirrhites.(2) 



POMOTIS, Cuv. 

 Fishes, with a compressed and oval body, characterized by a mem- 

 branous prolongation at the angle of the operculum. They inhabit 

 the rivers, 8cc. of America. (3) 



Centrarchus, Cuv. 

 Characters of the Pomotis, and numerous spines in the anal fin; a 

 group of small and crowded teeth on the tongue.(4) From America. 



Priacanthus, Cuv. 



The body oblong, compressed, and, as well as the entire head, and 

 even both jaws, covered with small rough scales; preoperculum 

 dentated and its angle spiniform and dentated. The seas of hot cli- 

 mates.(5) 



DuLES, Cuv. 



The operculum, as in Centropristis, terminating in spines; preo- 

 perculum dentated and small; crowded teeth; but six rays to the 

 branchial membrane. (6) 



(1) The Cirrhite tacheU, Lac^p., V, 3, which is also his Labre marhr6. III, v, 3, 

 and p. 492; the Cin-hite pantherin, or Sparc panther in, lb., IV, vi, 1, and p. 160, 

 and Seb., Ill, xxvii, 12; Cirrhites vittatus, Cuv., Renard, I, xviii, 102; Cirrh. 

 aprinus, Cuv. et Val., Ill, xlvii, &c. 



(2) One species only is known, Chiron, georgianus, Cuv. et Val., Ill, p. 78; from 

 New Holland. 



(3) Pomotis vulgaiis, Cuv., or Labrus aunius, L., called Pond-Perch in the 

 United States. Catesb., II, viii, 2, Cuv. et Val., Ill, pi. 49. 



(4) Centrarchus asneus, Cuv., or Cychla 3enea,Lesneur, Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil.; C. 

 sparo'i'des, or Labre spardide, Lacep., Ill, xxiv, 2; Labre iris, Lac, IV, v, 3, which 

 is also his Labre macroptere, III, xxiv, 1. 



(5) Anthias macrophtalmus, BI. 319, or Catalufa, Parra, XII, 1; inthias boops, 

 Bl. Schn. 308; Scisena hamruhr, Forsk. ; Lalrus crue7iiaius, hacep. Ill, ii, 2, and 

 the other species described in our third volume. 



(6) Dules auriga, Cuv. et Ya.]., Ill, li; 7). twniurus, lb., LIII, and the other 

 species described vol. HI. 



