236 TllACUlNIBiE. 



3. Trachinus radiatus. 



Trachinus lineatus, De la Roche, Ann. Mus. xiii. pp. 331, 332 (uot 



Schneid. nor Risso). 

 radiatus, Cuv. Sf Val. iii. p. 250. pi. Gl. 



D. 6 1 25. A. 27. CiEC. pylor. G. 



Two anterior spines of the praeorbital and the spines above the 

 orbit very distinct. The height of the body is less than one-fifth of 

 the total length. The upper sm-face of the skuU and the infraorbital 

 ring with granulations radiating from distinct centres. The spinous 

 dorsal black. {Cuv.) 



Mediterranean. 



4. Trachinus vipera. 



WiUiKjhhy, i. p. 289 ; Ray, p. 92 ; Dulwmel, Peches, ii. p. 135. pi. 1. f. 2. 



Trachinus, var., Gronov. Mas. Ichth. i. p. 42. 



di-aco, Bl. taf. 61 (very bad) ; Bl. Schn. p. 55. 



Common Weaver, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 226. pi. 32. 



Trachinus vipera, Cuv. Sf Val. iii. p. 254 ; Parn. Fishes Frith of Forth, 

 p. 12 ; Yarr. Brit. Fishes, i. p. 29 ; White, Catal. Brit. Fishes, p. 13 j 

 Cuv. Rh/ne Anim. HI. Poiss. pi. 15. f. 1 ; Guichen. Explor. Sc, 

 Alf/er. Poiss. p. 36. 



horridus, Gronov. Si/st. ed. Gray, p. 46. 



D. 6 I 21-23. A. 26. Ctec. pylor. 6. Vert. 10/25. 



Five simple pectoral rays. No spines above the orbit. The height 

 of the body is one-fifth of the total length. The spinous dorsal black. 

 Coasts of France, Great Britain, and Holland ; Mediterranean. 



a. Fine female specimen. Brighton. Presented by Mr. E. Gerrard. 



b, c. Adult. Lincolnshire. Presented by Sir J. Eichardson. 



d. Adult : skin. South Devon. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 e-(/. Adult : stuffed. England. 



h,i.? [Adult: very bad state. Seychelles. From the Haslar Col- 

 lection.] 

 h. Adult. Sine patiia. 

 I. Adult. Sine patria. Museum Leach. 

 VI. Adult. Sine patria. 

 n. Adult : sldn. From Gronow's Collection. 

 0. Adult : stufied. England. From Mr. YarreU's Collection. 

 2). Adult: skeleton. 



Skeleton. — The maxillaiy becomes gradually wider towards the 

 posterior extremity, which is truncated : the intermaxillaiy is much 

 shorter, and has a flat prominence behind ; its postci-ior process is of 

 moderate length. The mandibula has no distinct muciferous channel. 

 The limbs of the pra^operculum meet at a right angle, and the lower 

 is much shorter than the posterior ; there are two slender spines at 

 the inferior side of the angle. The operculima is armed with a strong, 

 straight spine. The infraorbital ring is narrow*, but sohd, all the 



* Sii- J. Richardson (Ichthyol. Erch. (^ Terr. p. 61) describes a structure of 

 the infraorbital bones, in this species, similar to that in the Triglidte ; but it is 

 evident that he has examined the skeleton of a fish different from TV. vipera. 



