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Brama marina cauda forcipata D. Jonjlon. Rati Jyn. pifc. 115. 114, Tootf = 



eq, 



npHIS fpecies was communicated to Mr. Ray 

 -*- by his friend Mr. Jonfton, a York/hire gen- 

 tleman, who informed him it was found on the 

 fands near the mouth of the Tees, Sept. 18, 1681. 



It was a deep fifh, formed like a roch, twenty- 

 fix inches long, ten broad, and grew very (lender 

 towards the tail. 



The eyes large, like thofe of quadrupeds. In 

 the lower jaws were two rows of teeth, flender and 

 fharp as needles ; and on each fide a flender canine 

 tooth : in the upper only a fingle row of teeth. 

 The aperture of the gills very large. The body 

 fcaly. 



In the middle of the back was one fin extending 

 almoft to the tail ; the feven firft rays high, the reft 

 low : behind the vent is another, correfponding : 

 both are entirely covered with fcales flated over 

 each other. 



The back black ; the fides of a brighter color 1 

 the belly quite of a filvery brightnefs. 



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