16. piNGurPES. 251 



the spinous low, but as long as the soft ; ventrals thoracic ; the 

 Icwer pectoral rays simple. Villiform teeth in the jaws and on the 

 vomer, none on the palatine bones. Praeorbital and praeoperculum 

 armed. Five branchiostegals. 

 Coast of Kamtschatka. 



1. Trichodon stelleri. 



Trichodon, Steller. 



Trachinustrichodon, Pa//. Zoo^r. ill. p. 235; Tiles. Mem. Acad. Peter sb. 



1813, p. 466. pi. 15. f. 8. 

 Trichodon stelleri, Cuv. 8f Vol, iii. p. 154. pi. 57 ; Richards. Faun. Bar. 



Amer. Fishes, p. 29. 



D. 14 I 17. A. 29-30. Vert. 48. 



Praeorbital with two denticulatious anteriorly ; praeoperculum with 

 five strong spinous teeth. 

 Coast of Kamtschatka. 



Third Group. PINGUIPEDINA. 



Head and body more or less compressed, covered with scales ; eye 

 lateral. Lateral line continuous. Intermaxillary vrith a larger 

 tooth on its posterior portion (labroid). Air-bladder present. 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



Palate with teeth 16. Pinguipes. 



Palate without teeth ; praeoperculum serrated 17. Latilus. 



16. PINGUIPES. 



Pinguipes, Cuv. ^ Val. iii. p. 277. 



Body cylindrical ; cleft of the mouth sHghtly oblique ; eye lateral. 

 Scales small, minutely ciliated. One contiguous dorsal, with five to 

 seven sprues ; ventrals thoracic, or a little before the pectorals ; the 

 lower pectoral rays branched. A villiform band of teeth in the 

 jaws, with stronger outer ones ; teeth on the vomer and palatines. 

 Operculum with smaU spines ; praeoperculum entire. Six branchio- 

 stegals. Air-bladder present ; pyloric appendages in small number. 



Coasts of Tropical America. 



1. Pinguipes brasilianus. 



Cm. 8f Val. iii. p. 277. pi. 93, ix. p. 455. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. 27. L. lat. 85. Vert. 38. 



Ventrals thick, a little before the pectorals. The height of the 

 body is 5^ in the total length. Uniform brownish ; the vertical fins 

 and the ventrals blackish. (Cuv.) 



Coast of BrazU. 



