Zoology.-] NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. [Fishes. 



Mediterranean, and the readiness with which the gourmets of 

 Victoria recognise* this quality in so unusual a visitor to our 

 shores is rather amusing, most pressing letters requiring the name 

 of this god-send arriving by every post for some time afterwards. 



Explanation of Figures. 



Plate 133. — Fig. 1, side view of specimen, one-half the natural size. Fig. la, interior of 

 mouth, showing teeth on upper and lower jaws and palate, and single one on vomer, natural 

 size. Fig. lb, anterior portion of dorsal fin, natural size, showing the rows of scales. Fig. le, 

 natural size of lower portion of dorsal. Fig. Id, form of section of hody at base of pectoral. 

 Fig. le. form of section of tail. Fig. If, portion of scaling of hody, twice the natural size, to 

 show the vertical ridges. Fig. la, scale from below lateral line, magnified two diameters, to 

 show the very long, spinose vertical ridge. Fig. \h, scales from above lateral line, magnified 

 four diameters, showing the shorter vertical extension of ridges. Fig. li, scale from lateral 

 linej magnified four diameters. 



Frederick McCoy. 



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