62 WITH HARD CHEEKS. 



lum with three spines, tlie upper one the longest ; operculum 

 with two spines, the upper one also the longest, the lower 

 one pointing downwards ; there is besides a scapular and a 

 clavicular spine on each side : gill-openings large ; the body 

 tapers off rapidly, and is mottled over with dark purj)le brown 

 occasionally varied with rich red brown ; the belly white ; 

 the first dorsal fin slightly connected with the second by an 

 extension of the membrane ; lateral line smooth ; the ventral 

 fins attached posteriorly by a membrane to the belly. 



