;t.'M hi'iivk.i:niii !•; 



Faui. II. SPHYILKNIl) K. 



I'lircdidt'i, pi,., Ciir. lui/iir .iiiini.\ Cur. t\ In/. Hist. Nnf. dr.s I'oitis. 



iii. u. 'Mh; Mitll. Kr'rl. Ahhnmtl. IHIl, p. L'OI. 

 Ponrulm, ))(., Oircii, Lrrl.oii Coiiipdi: Aiuit. p. '!'.>. 

 Splivrn'iioitli'i, .tt/iiss. luc/icrc/irs t'oiss. Fonh. v. J). 08. 

 Spliyn»'iiitlu% ISIcckir, Jlj/driit/f to/ </r /iriitim der Sphijrdiiiiii/tii. 



IJody (il()ii}>iit(\ Hiibcyliiidfical, ('(tvrl'cd vvilli himiiII cycloid Ncalcs ; 

 liitdiul \\\w coiilimioiiH. (M(^(l oC jlio nioiilli wide, iiniicd willi hIioii^ 

 tooth. Kyci liit(»nil, of iiiodcridc hJ/c. Seven bnincliio.slc^ids ; 

 psoudobnincliiu) mid iiir-bliuldcr present. 'I'wo doiMid liu.s, reniole 

 from ouch othor ; uind niiniliir to the w^cond doiHid ; mntra/K n/xlo- 

 viiiKtf, coin]»OHed of oik* spine nnd live niyH. 



(!iirnivoii>nH li.shes, inhiiliitiri}^- the H(>ii.s oI' tli<' teinpeiate nnd tin- 

 pieid i'e;j;ionH. One {<»*iuim only. 



1. SPHYRiENA*. 



Spliyiwna, .//•('(■(//, ^V"""- P- "-; ''"''• /»''V"' •/'"'/"■ ; <'i<r. <V I'n/. iii. 

 p." lV2h. 



\Uu\y moro or Uvsh eloii}j;iito, covert^d with .small smooth scales; 

 cleft oi" the mouth wido. Liirj^o, treiichiint teeth in Itolh the jiiws 

 timl (Ml tlu* palatine hoiuvs, none on th«» vomer. Two .short (h)rsals, 

 situiited at a p-eat (lislaiic(* IVom each other; the veiitrals o])posite 

 tlio anterior (lorsal, the slioit unal opposite* tin; posterior. lhan<hio- 

 stejjfal.s .seven ; p.sendohianchiie present; air-liladder large, l»ifur 

 cate anteriorly. I'yNirie uppen("»i^''s in j.?reat nnmlier. 



liihuhitaiit.s of nearly all the lvo^>\cal and temi)ciate seas. 



I . Sphyraona vulgaris. 



S0Ooaiwi, Jri.s/dt. ix. cap. 2; ./•;//((//, i. cap. .'5.".; .t//irii. vii. ; Op/iiiui, 



lib. i. ii. i"v iii. 

 Siiilis, I'/iii. .\x.\ii. Clip. II ; Sa/rian. p. (ii). 

 Sphyiwiia, lioui/c/. \iii. cap. 1; (itsiirt; \>. HHL> ; Wit/iKih/nj, p. LT-"? ; 



Jr/nli, Si/non. p. I 12. 

 Sphvneiia .s". Siulis, iS,i/riiiii.\h 70; .i/i/ror. i. cup. 21. p. 102; Ji»is/i»i, 



lib. i. tit. 2. cup. I. art. l<». lab. |H. f. I ; h'ln/. \h HI. 

 Esox Hpiivriemi, //. (tin. \>. 1;?H1). 

 SplivniMui .spbyneiia, HI. laf. ;5Hi); /)'/. Sr/ui. y. 100; /x'isso, Lhth. 



NIci; p. ;>.'{2"; M<n/(HK, licisf tutrfi I'vna/i;/, ii. p. I2t>. 

 .^pot, Ldct^p. v. pp. ;{2(!, .'V28; lioiuip. Fmni. ltd/. /V.sc;', cum (1^, 



(juv.). 



becuna, Ldtrp. v. pp. .'527. ;!20. yl it. f. •". : ( 'dr. \ I 'dt. in. [.. :! 10. 



vii. p. r>07 (pavl.V 



« I. SpbyrivMin obinonwis, Ifichan/s. Irhth. Chin. \\ 2001.- Chinese Sen 

 •J. iiinnirt, Kiipp. Nciif U'ir/i>/t/r l''i!<fh,\ ]>. !tS, Red Sen. 



