366 SYNOPSIS. 



Gen. XXXVII. Atherina. Ventrals placed far behind the 

 pectorals, sides with a broad longitudinal band. 



Sp. 60. J., presbyter. Atherine, or Sand- smelt. Snout short, 

 lower jaw projecting beyond the upper, and ascending 

 obliquely ; first dorsal commencing a little before the 

 middle; caudal deeply forked. Fin-rays, 1st D. 8 : 

 2d D. 1 + 12 : P. 15 : V. 1 + 5 : A. 1 + 14 : C. 17. Back 

 greyish white, freckled with black ; each side with a silver 

 band, having a narrow purplish line above it ; dorsal ridge 

 with an interrupted yellowish line ; belly white, fins 

 speckled with black. — Cuv. <& Vol., x. p. 439 ; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., i. 229. Atherina hepsetus, Penn. Brit. Zool., 

 iii. p. 434, pi. 76. 



Gen. XXXVIII. Mugil. Ventrals placed behind the pec- 

 torals, but not so far as in Atherina ; sides without a silver 

 band. 



Sp. 61. M. capita. Grey Mullet. Dorsal fin commencing 

 nearly on a line dividing the distance between the origin 

 of the ventral and anal fins ; second dorsal a little behind, 

 and terminating on the same line as the anal ; caudal 

 forked ; scale above the pectoral short and obtuse ; skin 

 at the mai'gin of the orbit not advancing upon the eye. 

 Fin-rays, D. 4, 1 + 8 : P. 17 : V. 1 + 5 : A. 3 + 9 : C. 13. 

 Back dusky blue, sides and belly silvery, marked with 

 longitudinal dark lines. — Cuv. ^ Val., xi., p. 36 ; Tarr. 

 Brit. Fish., i. 234. Mugil cephalus. Grey Mullet, Penn. 

 Brit. Zool., iii. p. 436, pi. 77 ; Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 15. 



Sp. 62. M. chelo. Thick-lipped Grey Mullet. Lips very large 

 and fleshy, the margins ciliated ; base of the last ray of the 

 first dorsal half-way between the point of the snout and 

 the base of the middle caudal ray ; tail broad and concave 

 at the extremity ; head and back greenish ; other parts 

 silvery, the sides with six or seven parallel greenish lines. 

 Fin-rays, D. 4, 9 : P. 14 : V. 1 + 5 : A. 3 + 8 : C. 16.— 

 Gw). <fc Vol., xi. p. 50 ; Yarr Brit. Fish., i. 241. 



Sp. 63. M. (mrtm. Short Grey Mullet. Body very short, 

 deeper in proportion than that of M. capito; head wider, 



