16. PINGUIPES. 251 



the spinous low, but as loug as the soft ; ventrals thoracic ; the 

 lower pectoral rays simple. Villiform teeth in the jaws and on the 

 vomer, none on the palatine bones. Prteorbital and prseoperculum 

 armed. Five branchiostegals. 

 Coast of Kamtschatka. 



1. Trichodon stelleri. 



Trichodon, Sfeller. 



Trachinustricliodon,Prt//. Zoo*//-, iii. p. 235; Tiles. Blem. Acad. Petersb. 



1813, p. 466. pi. 15. f. 8. 

 Tiicliodon stelleri, Cuv. Sf Val. iii. p. 154. pi. 57 ; Richards. Faun. Bor. 



Amer. Fishes, p. 29. 



D. 14 I 17. A. 29-30. Vert. 48. 



Prseorbital with two denticulations anteriorly ; prseoperculum with 

 five strong sjiinous teeth. 

 Coast of Kamtschatka. 



Third Group. PINGUIPEDINA. 



Head and body more or less compressed, covered with scales ; eye 

 lateral. Lateral line continuous. Intermaxillaiy with a larger 

 tooth on its posterior portion (labroid). Air-bladder present. 



Synopsis of the Oenera. 



Palate with teeth 16. Pinguipes. 



Palate without teeth ; prijeoperculum serrated 17. Latilus. 



16. PINGUIPES. 

 Pinguipes, Ciiv. <§• Val. iii. p. 277. 



Body cyhndrical ; cleft of the mouth slightly obHque ; eye lateral. 

 Scales small, minutely cihated. One contiguous dorsal, with five to 

 seven spines ; ventrals thoracic, or a little before the pectorals ; the 

 lower pectoral rays branched. A villiform band of teeth iu the 

 jaws, with stronger outer ones ; teeth on the vomer and palatines. 

 Operculum with smaU spines ; prteoperculum entii'e. Six branchio- 

 stegals. Ail-bladder present ; pyloric appendages ia small number. 



Coasts of Tropical America. 



1. Pinguipes brasilianus. 



Ctiv. 8f Val. iii. p. 277. pi. 93, ix. p. 455. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. 27. L. lat. 85. Vert. 38. 



Ventrals thick, a little before the pectorals. The height of the 

 body is 5i ta the total length. Uniform brownish ; the vertical fins 

 and the ventrals blackish. {Cuv.) 



Coast of Brazil. 



