4. DIODON. 307 



2. Diodon spinosissimus. 



WilliKjhhij, llitit. Pisr. tab. J fj. 

 Ostracion, sp., Aitvdi, Gen. p. GO. no. 20. 

 Crayracion, sp. no. Jo, Klein, Pise. Miss. iii. p, 20. 

 Diodon hy.stri.'c, vav. /i, Z. jSy.'j/. A'h^. p. 4L3. 



spinosissiniua, Cuv. I. c. p. 1;'4. 



uielanopsis, Kmip, I. c. p. 228. 



All the spines long, slender, with an anterior ridge between a pair 

 of grooves, not extending beyond a third of the length of the spino. 

 Upper part of the tail with a pair of spines beside those on the sides. 

 The roots of the spines art- strong and long, h;ilf as long as the spine, 

 or oven longer. There are abont seventeen transverse series of 

 spines between the snout and dorsal fin. A more or loss distinct 

 blackish band runs from one eye to the other across the throat ; 

 sometimes another vertical band in front of the gill-opening. Upper 

 parts blackish, base of each spine with a black spot (not visible in 

 dried examples). Abdomen white. 



Cape of Good Hope ; 8iam. 



a. Twelve inches long ; stuffed. Cape of Good Hope. Presented by 



Sir A. Smith. 



b. Half-grown. Siam. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 



c. Adult (111 inches): stuffed. Old Collection. — This is probably 



the example from Sir H. Sloane's Collection, examined by 



Artedi. 

 d-e. Adult (15 inches) and half-grown : stuffed. — Types of D. mc- 



lanopsls (Kaup). 

 /. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 

 g. Young. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



3. Diodon maculatus. 



Diodon tacliete, Lacop. ii. p. 13. 



Diodon novemmaciilatus, Cuv. I. c. p. 130, c. fig. ; Bleelc. Nat. Ttjds. 



Ned. Lid. iii. p. 507. 



sexraacidatus, Cuv. I. c. p. 130, c. fig. ; Kaup, I. c. p. 220. 



multimacidatus, Cuv. I. c. p. 130, c. fig. ; Kaup, I. c. p. 227. 



quadiimacidatus, Cuv. I. c. p. 137, c. fig. ; Bheh. Act. Sue. Sc. 



Indu-Net'H. ii. Anthoinit, viii. p. 94. 



spinosissimus, Kaup, I. c. p. 228 (not Cuv.). 



Paradiodon novemniaculatus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Gi/mnnd. p. 57, pi. 2. 



fig. 3. 

 quadi'imaculatus, Bleek. I. c. p. •'iR, pi. 8. fig. 2. 



Spines varying in length, with a distinct ridge along the basal 

 portion ; those on the posterior part of the back sometimes fixed by 

 the projecting anterior ridge of the spine. Upper part of the tail 

 without ossifications, but a pair of spines lie alongside, their root 

 being on the side of the dorsal fin. The roots of the spines are 

 strong and long. There are from sixteen to nineteen transverse 

 series of spines between the snout and dorsal fin. Generally some 

 tentacles above the eye, on the throat, abdomen, and back. 



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