24 8 TRIMACULATED WRASSE. Class IV. 



other eleven fofr, and lengthened by a fkinny ap- 

 pendage : the pectoral fins confift of fifteen rays ; 

 the ventral of fix ; the firft fpiny ; the fecond and 

 third ending in a (lender bridle: the anal fin is 

 pointed ; the four firft rays being Ihort and fpiny ; 

 the reft long and foft. 



118. Trima- ^TpHE fpecies we examined was taken on the 



culated. X coa ft f Anglefea\ its length was eight inches. 



It was of an oblong form ; the nofe long ; the 



teeth (lender ; the fore teeth much longer than the 



others. 



The eyes large : branchioftegous rays, five. 

 The back fin confiding of feventeen fpiny rays $ 

 and thirteen foft ones; beyond each extended a long 

 nerve. 



The pectoral fins were round, and confided of 

 fifteen branched rays. 



The ventral fins confifted of fix rays ; the firft 

 fpiny. 



The anal fin of twelve; the three firft fhort, 

 very ftrong, and fpiny ; the others foft and branch- 

 1 ed. 



The tail was" rounded. 



The lateral line was ftrait at the beginning of the 

 back, but grew incurvated towards the tail. 



The 



