3io C H A R R. Class IV. 



almoft feven. The firft dorfal fin five inches and 

 three quarters from the tip of its nofe, and confift- 

 ed of twelve branched rays : the firft of which was 

 fhort, the fifth the longed: : the fat fin was very 

 fmall. 



Each of the five fifh had double noftrils, and 

 fmall teeth in the jaws, roof of the mouth, and 

 on the tongue. 



The head, back, dorfal fin, and tail of each, 

 was of a dufky blue ; the fides rather paler, mark- 

 ed with numbers of bright red fpots : the bellies 

 of the Red Cbarr were of a full and rich red ; 

 thofe of the Cafe Cbarr rather paler; from this par- 

 ticular the Wekb call thefe fifh Torgocb, or red 



belly. 



The firft rays of the anal and ventral fins of each, 



were of a pure white; the reft of each fin on the 



lower part of the body, tinged with red. 



The lateral line (I rait, dividing the fifh in two 

 equal parts, or nearly fo. 



The jaws of the Cafe Cbarr are perfectly even ; 

 on the contrary, thole the Red Cbarr were unequal, 

 the upper jaw being the broadeft, and the teeth 

 hung over the lower, as might be perceived on, 

 parTing the finger over them. 



The branchioftegons rays were, on different fides 



of the fame fifh, unequal in number, viz. 12,-11, 



11,-10, 10-9, except in one, where they were 



ji,--u. 



Gelt f he Gelt, or Barren Cbarr, was rather more 



****** flender 



