45. TEIGLA. 203 



d. Half-grown. Island of Cerigo. From the Collection of the 



Zoological Society. 



e. Adult. Lisbon. 



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



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



h. Adult: stuffed. 



i. Adult : skin. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



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



6. Trigla capensis. 



Cuv. ^ Val. iv. p. 55. 



D. 9 I 16. A. 16. 



Scales extremely small, those of the lateral line without any ar- 

 mature. The snout is elongate, with the upper profile straight ; the 

 space between the eyes is slightly concave, and its width equals the 

 diameter of the eye. Praeorbital anteriorly with about four promi- 

 nent points. The first dorsal spine is very slightly granular ; the 

 second is the longest, and rather more than the distance between 

 the anterior nostril and the angle of the prteoperculum. The pec- 

 toral reaches to the vertical from the seventh dorsal ray. Brownish- 

 red ; pectoral blackish. 



Cape Seas. 



a. Twenty-two inches long: stuffed. Cape Seas. Presented by 



Sir A. Smith. 

 h. Half-grown : bad state ; has been in chloride of zinc. Cape Seas. 



From the Haslar Collection. 

 e. Adult : stuffed : not good state. Cape Seas. Presented by the 



Zoological Society. 



7. Trigla pceciloptera. 



Cuv. 8f Val. iv. p. 47 ; Thomps. Proc. Zool. doc. 1837, p. 61 ; Yarrell, 

 Brit. Fishes, i. p. 49 ; Demid. Toy. Huss. Merid. iii. p. 376 ; Guichen. 

 Explor. Alger. Poiss. p. 39. 



D. 9 I 17. A. 15. 



Scales extremely small, those of the lateral line without any ar- 

 mature. The snout is elongate ; the space between the eyes concave. 

 Praeorbital anteriorly with small points ; a rather prominent ridge 

 along the praeorbital and the angle of the praeoperculum. Three 

 spines between the orbit and the suprascapida. Pectoral with a 

 lai'ge black spot, dotted with pure white. 



Shores of Dieppe ; Youghal in Ireland ; Black Sea. 



8. Trigla pauciradiata. 

 Bennett, Proc. Zool. Sac. iii. p. 91. 



D. 6 I 16. A. 15. 

 The upper profile of the snout descends in a gently oblique line. 

 Praeorbital anteriorly with small points, scarce^ projecting beyond 

 the snout Pectoral fins large, with the inside blue, with some un 



