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the coast of Cornwall in February 1830, at the 

 conclusion of a very cold season ; and besides this 

 specimen, no other, we believe, has elsewhere been 

 observed. The length of this individual was twenty- 

 two inches; and between the rays of the dorsal, 

 anal, and caudal fins, there were imbricated scales. 

 The teeth were numerous, in several rows ; and the 

 body and gill-covers clothed with large scales. The 

 lateral line was near the spine, descended with a 

 sweep opposite the termination of the dorsal fins, 

 and proceeded thence straight towards the tail. 

 The formula of the fin-rays is 



D. 21/8— A. 6/8— C. 15— P. 14— V. 1/5. 



The colour was of a uniform light brown, lighter on 

 the abdomen ; upper eye-lid black : at the upper 

 edge of the caudal fin there was a dark brown spot ; 

 the pectorals are yellow, and all the other fins are 

 bordered with yellow. Nothing of course is known 

 of the habits of this fish ; and its natural history 

 requires further elucidation. 



(Sp. 91.) A. Yarrellii. Yarrell's Wrasse. The 

 Sea-Wife. — This species, like the last, rests upon 

 the examination of a single specimen which was 

 bought in the London market by the eminent Natu- 

 ralist whose name it bears, and accurately described 

 by him in the first edition of his work on British 

 Fishes. Belonging to this genus, M. Valenciennes 

 felt much gratified in having an opportunity of 

 conferring upon it its present appellation. The 

 specimen measured nine inches and a half. It is 



