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TIANICEPS. 



The head large, broad, and depressed; body of moderate leni^ni, 

 with very small scales. A barb at the lo-wer jaw; small tcetli in. 

 the jaws and middle of the palate, mingled with stronger ones in 

 the former. Two dorsal fins, of which the first is exceedingly small; 

 a single anal fin, both disjoined from the tail. Ventral fins jugular, 

 with two of its rays much longer than the other. 



LESSEU FOEKBEARD. 



TADPOLE FISH. 



Barhus minor, Lesser Forlileard, 



Blennius trifuradus, 



Batrachoiide hlennoide, and Blennie 



tridactyle, 

 Eaniceps trifurcatiis, and B. jago, 



Baniccps trifnrcus. 



Jago, in Eay's Synopsis. 

 Tukton's Linn.*;us. 



Lacepede. 



Fleming; Br. Animals, p. T94. 



Mag. of Zoology, by Sir W. 



Jardine, Bart., vol. i. 

 Jenyns; Manual, p. 458. 

 Yahrell; British Fishes, vol. ii, 



p. 292. 

 Gujjther; Cat. Br. Museum, 



vol. iv, p. 367. 



This species -was first made known to science by Jago^ and 

 was long believed to rank among our rarest fishes; but, since 

 attention has been more generally directed toward the inha- 

 bitants of our seas, it is discovered to be not uncommon on 

 all the coasts of the British islands, where the water is not 

 shallow, and the bottom is rough or rocky. 



Yet it appears to be a wandering as well as solitary fish; 

 and although several have been taken in a season in tht 

 west of Cornwall, it is only on one occasion that J. have 



