45. TRIGLA. 190 



1. Trigla pini. 



Trigla cuculua, L. Mus. Ad. Fried, ii. p. 93, and Sxjst. Naf. p. 497 ; 



Cuv. (^ Vol. iv. p. 26 ; Dekay, New York Fauna, Fishes, p. 43. pi. 70. 



f. 225 ; Bonap. Faim. Ital. Pesci, pi. . f. 2 (dorsal not good) ; Yarrell, 



Brit. Fishes, i. p. 38. 

 pini, Block, tab. 355 ; Lacep. Hist. Nat. Poiss. vi. p. 43 ; Bl. 



Schn. p. 14 ; Bisso, Ichth. Nice, p. 206. 

 PoljTiemiis tridigitatus, 3Iitchill, Tram. Lit. SfPhil, Sac. NetvYork, i. 



p. 449. 



D. 8-9 I 18. A. 16-17. Cjbc. pylor. 10. Vert. 5^. 



Scales very small ; the lateral line crossed by vertical folds of tbo 

 skin. The upper profile of the snout descends abruptly and is 

 concave, in older specimens less so than in younger ones. The space 

 between the eyes is very concave, one-half, or little more than one- 

 half the diameter of the eye. Praeorbital anteriorly with short den- 

 ticulations. The first dorsal spine tubercular ; the second is the 

 longest, and equal to, or even longer than, the distance between the 

 tip of the snout and the angle of the praeoperculum. The pectoral 

 reaches to the vertical from the tliird or fourth anal ray. Uniform 

 reddish-rose-coloured. 



Mediterranean ; Atlantic coasts of Europe ; New York. 



a-d. Adult : stuffed. English coast. 



e. Adult : skin. England. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



/. Half-grown : skin. England. From Mr. YarreU's Collection. 



g. Fine specimen, Brighton. Presented by Lr. A. Giinther. 



h. Half-grown. Sicily. Presented by "W. Swainson, Esq. 



i. Fine specimen. Madeu'a. Presented by the Rev. R. T, Lowe. 



Tc. Half-grown. Madeira. From the Haslar Collection. 



I. Fine specimen. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



-m. Half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



n-p. Half- grown : bad state ; have been in chloride of zinc. 



q. Half-grown : not good state. 



r, s. Adult : stuffed. 



t. Adult : skin. Presented by the Zoological Society. 



u. Large specimen : skeleton. 



Skeleton. — The general structiu'e of the bones is the same as in 

 Prionotus. The maxillary and intermaxillary can be nearly entirely 

 hidden below the prominent edge of the infraorbitals ; the former 

 does not reach as far backwards as the mandibulary, and becomes 

 gradually broader posteriorly. The intermaxillary is much shorter, 

 tapering, and has the posterior processes very short. The mandibula 

 is rather low. The vomer is broad anteriorly, with an elevated and 

 toothed edge ; the band of teeth is not interrupted in the middle. 

 The infraorbital bones are arranged in two series : a superior, formed 

 by two small bones, and entering the orbit, and an inferior, formed 

 by three larger bones, and cuirassing the cheek. The first is the 

 praeorbital, subtriangular, with the anterior margin rather swoUen 

 and granular ; the second is elongate, subtriangTilar, situated along 

 the lower edge of the cheek, and reaching to the pra3oj)erculum ; 



