324 TWO NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF FISHES. 



thus proving, what from a prior examination we had inferred, 

 that the fishes are adult; no signs of breeding have, however, as 

 yet been discovered. 



They are essentially surf-fishes, coming in with the waves, and 

 being swept up into the gulches and pools on the reefs; they 

 never descend to the bottom, but swim here and there, keeping 

 but a few inches beneath the surface; the pectoral fins are always 

 kept fully expanded, at right angles to the body, and motionless, 

 being utilised in fact solely as balancing media; the caudal fin 

 and pedicle have a distinct downward curvature when the fish is 

 swimming. 



