45. TRIGLA, 205 



operculum,^ and praeoperculum with very strong and long spines. 

 The space between the eyes is very concave, and equals the dia- 

 meter of the eye. Dorsal spines rather stout. The pectoral reaches 

 to the vertical from the tenth anal ray. Back reddish-oHve, belly 

 silvery ; the lower portion of the pectoral with several black spots, 

 edged with white. 



Coasts of Van Diemen's Land. 



a. Half-grown. Tasmania. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. — 



Type of the species. 



b. Half-grown. Port Arthur. From the Haslar Collection. 



c. Young. Port Arthur. From the Haslar Collection. 



11. Trigla gurnardus. 



Coccyx alter, BeUon. i. p. 207. 



Comatus s. Gm-nardus griseus, Willughby, iv. c. 7. p. 279. tab. S. 2, 



f. 1 ; R(iy, Synops. p. 86. 

 Trigla, sp. 8, uirtedi, Genera, p. 46. 



Trigla, sp. 101, Gronov. Mus. Ichfh. p. 44 and Zoopliyl. sp. 28.3. p. 84. 

 Corystion, Klein, Miss. iv. pi. 14. f. 2. 

 Trigla gurnardus, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 497 ; L. Gm. i. p. 1.j42 ; Lace]j. 



iii. p. 358 ; Bl. taf. 58 ; Bl. Schn. p. 14 ; Risso, Ichfh. Nice, p. 207 ; 



Faber, Fische Islands, p. 124 ; Cuv. ^- Val. iv. p. 02 ; Bonap. Farm. 



Ital. Pesci, pi. . f. 2 ; Parn. Fishes Frith of Forth, p. 18. pi. 22 ; 



Yarr. Brit. Fishes, i. p. 53. 

 Trigla aspera, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 105. 

 Didiamel, v. pi. 9. f. 1. 



D. 8-9 I 19. A. 18-19. C«c. pvlor. 7. Vert. -. 



The snout is elongate, with the upper profile straight ; the space 

 between the eyes is Kttle concave, and less than the diameter of the 

 eye. Prasorbital anteriorly with some small prominent spines. The 

 bony plates along the base of the dorsal fins have a crenulated edge, 

 and no spine dii-ected backwards. The dorsal spines granulated, 

 rather strong : the second is the longest, and equal to the distance 

 between the extremity of the snout and the posterior margin of the 

 orbit. Along the lateral line a series of bony plates, each with a 

 crenulated crest. The pectoral does not reach to the vertical from 

 the origin of the anal. Back browTiish-grey, spotted with white ; 

 the first dorsal generally without a black marginal spot. 



Mediterranean ; western coasts of Europe ; Iceland. 



a. Adult. English coast. 



h. Adult: skin. Plymouth. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



c. Adult: stuffed. Hastings. 



d, e. Half-grown : skins. English coast. From Mr. Yarrell's Col- 



lection. 

 /. Half-grown : stuffed. English coast. 



fj. Adult : stuffed. Frith of Forth. Presented by Dr. ParneU. 

 h. Half-grown : stuffed. River Tamar. Presented by Lieut. H. F. 



Spence, R.N. 

 i. Adult: stuffed. PolpoTo. 



