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There is a variety of this fish which differs sufficiently to 

 require a separate notice. It is of less frequent occurrence than 

 that which we have described, but is represented by the figure 

 in Mr. Yarrell's second edition, as already referred to. The 

 membrane of the first dorsal fin much wider than usual, and 

 reaching to near the extremity of the longest ray. 



As bearing on the question of the sexes of this species I 

 quote the following note from an examination of two examples, 

 one of which possessed the usual marks of the male; but the 

 other disjilayed those characters which by the Prince of Musig- 

 nano are ascribed to the female. The mouth was more slightly 

 formed, and had a less extensive gape; and the lengthened 

 ray of the first dorsal reached no further back than to the end 

 of the third ray of the second dorsal. The colour of both 

 examples was the same. We shall say more on this subject 

 when we describe the Dusky Skulpin. 



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