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rocky coafts of Anglefea^ at the lower water-mark. 

 It was very active and vivacious, and would by 

 the help of its ventral fins creep up between the 

 ftones with great facility. It bit extremely hard, 

 and would hang at ones finger for a confiderable 

 time. It was very tenacious of life, and would 

 live for near a day out of water. 



It feeds on lliells arid fmall crabs, whofe remains 

 we found in its ftomach. 



The length in general was five inches : the head Bzscrs?* 

 large, and doping fuddenly to the mouth : the 

 irides red. ' 



The teeth flender, very fharp, and clofe feti 

 there were twenty-four in the upper, and nineteen 

 in the lower jaw. 



The pectoral fins .broad and rounded, confiding 

 of thirteen rays : the ventral fins of only two thick 

 rays, feparated near their ends. 



The dorfal fin confided of thirty-two foft rays, 

 and reached from the hind part of the head almoft 

 to the tail. 



The vent was in the middle of the body: the 

 anal fin extended almoft to the tail, and confided 

 of nineteen rays, tipt with white. 



The tail rounded at the end, and compofed of 

 twelve branched rays. 



The color varied, fome were quite black, but 

 generally they were of a deep olive, prettily mar- 

 bled with a deeper color -, others fpotted with whites 



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