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ifland to arrive at the length of eight inches ; in their 

 native place they are faid * to grow to the fize of 

 our largeft herring. 



The noftrils are tubular, and form fort of appen- 

 dages above the nofe : the dorfal fin and the tail 

 vary greatly in fhape : the tail is naturally bifid, 

 but in many is trifid, and in fome even quadrifid : 

 the anal fins are the ftrongeft characters of this fpe- 

 cies, being placed not behind one another like thofe 

 of other fifh, but oppofite each other like the ven- 

 tral fins. 



The colors vary greatly; fome are marked with 

 a fine blue, with brown, with bright filver; but the 

 general predominant color is gold of a moil amazing 

 fplendor ; but their colors and form need not be 

 dwelt on, fince thofe who want opportunity of 

 feeing the living fifh, may furvey them exprefTed 

 in the mod animated manner, in the works of our 

 ingenious and honeft friend Mr. George Edwards. 



Du Halde, 316, 



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