Class IV. GREY GURNARD. ijy 



The firft dorfal fin confided of eight fpiny rays ; 

 the fides of the three firft tuberculated. 



The ftcond dorfal fin of nineteen foft rays : both 

 fins lodged in a groove, rough on each fide, but 

 not ferrated. 



The pectoral fins do not extend as far as the 

 anal fins, are tranfpa-rent, and fupported by ten 

 rays, bifurcated from their middle : the three beards 

 at their bafe as ufual. 



The ventral fins had fix rays, the firft fpiny, and 

 the morteft of all. 



The anal fin nineteen, each foft. 



The tail bifurcated. 



The lateral line very prominent, ftrongly ferrat- 

 ed, and of a filvery color.* 



The back, tail, and a fmall fpace beneath the 

 fide line, were of a deep grey, covered with fmall 

 fcales, and in parts fpotted with white and yel- 

 low •, the belly filvery. 



Thefe fim are ufually taken with the hook in 

 deep water, bite eagerly even at a red rag ; and 

 fometimes are fond of fporting near the furface. 

 They are often found of the length of two feet and 

 a half. 



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