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or two. Scales moderate; pseudobranchias. The air-bladder with * 

 or without appendages or absentf. Pyloric cagca in small number. 

 Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Indian Seas ; rivers of North and 

 South America. 



1 . Umbrina cirrhosa. 



Glaucus, Bellon. i. p. 103. fig. in p. 105 ; Gesner, Aquat. iv. p. 390. 

 Chromis, Bellon. i. p. IOC. tig. iu p. 107 ; Gesner, Aquat. iv. p. 224. 

 Umbra, Rondel, i. lib. v. p. 132 ; Gesner, Aquat. p. 1030; Willughby, 



iv. p. 299. tab. S. 21. 

 Coracinus, Salviani, p. 117. f. 34 ; Aldrov. i. p. 72. 

 Scisena, sp. 1, Artedi, Synon. p. 65, Gen. p. 38 ; Gronov. Zoophyl. u. 212. 



cirrliosa, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 481 ; Bl. tab. 300. 



Johnius cirrliosus, Bl. Schn. p. 76. 



Peroa umbra, Lacq). iii. p. 16 ; Risso, Ichth. Nizza, p. 297. 



Chilodipterus cyanopterus. Lamp. iii. p. 546. pi. 6. i. 3. 



Coracinus boops. Rail. Zoogr. iii. p. 259. 



Umbrina cirrhosa, Cuv. R^gne Anim. ; Risso, Hist. Nat. iii. p. 409 ; 



Bonap. Faun. Ital. p. .pi. . f. 3 ; White, Catal. Brit. Fishes, p. 15. 

 vulgaris, Cuv. & Val. v. p. 171 ; Yarrell, Brit. Fishes, i. p. 109 ; 



Nordm. in Demid. Voy. Russ. Merid. Zool. p. 383. pi. 3. f. 2 ; Cuv. 



Rbgne Anim. III. Roiss. pi. 28. f. 3. 

 Sciffina cestreus, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 52. 

 Skeleton : Agassiz, Roiss. Foss. iv. p. 178. tab. K (Sciffina ciri'hosa). 



D. 10 I 2-^3. A. y. L. lat. 65. L. transv. 28. Caec. pylor. 10. 

 Vert. 11/14. 

 Barbel very short. The height of the body equals the length of 

 the head, and is one-fourth of the total ; the diameter of the eye is 

 one-fourth of the length of the head. Prseoperculum rectangular, 

 with the posterior limb denticulated (in yoimg individuals) ; supra- 

 scapula serrated. Caudalis truncated; the ventral fins a little longer 

 than the pectorals. Narrow, oblique, black-edged streaks descend- 

 ing forwards from the back ; the extremity of the operculum black ; 

 the first dorsal and caudal fins blackish. 



Mediterranean; (coast of England?;) Cape Seas. 



a. Young : skin. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



6. 27 inches long : stuffed. Algoa Bay. From the Collection of the 



Zoological Society. 

 c. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



2. Umbrina canariensis. 

 Valenc. in Webb ^ Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Res Canar. Ichth. p. 24. 



i>-io|^. 



A.|-. L. lat. 45. 



Barbel very short. The height of the body is nearly equal to the 

 length of the head, and 4| in the total. The diameter of the eye 

 equals the extent of the snout, and is one-third of the length of the 

 head. Prseoperculum serrated, with stronger denticulations at the 

 angle. Caudalis truncated; the second anal spine strong. Brownish- 



* In Indian species. 



t Without appendages or absent : in American species. 



