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tbefe 

 r«id i i 



f a triangular form, and fuftained 



& 



four flender and moderately ftiff 



but the pofierior doi fal and the anal fins resemble one another much, and 



placed oppcfit 



The tail is flightly hollowed, and the fcales difpofed 



in parallel feries the who' length of the body, with a very fmall lateral line thro 



ddle of 



The peritoneum is always blackifh in this fiili 





MUGIL 2. Major argenteus, p 



diorum qui n que. 



dorfi 



The Calapav 



Coromai 



or 



This fi(h isfo like the foreg 



it to be the fame foec 



both in habit and appearance, that it is generally 



feet or better in length, and is looked up 



o-jzi 



perfect ilatc : it is commonly about 



very d 



fid 



The eggs of 



y large in proportion to the body 



MUGIL % 



Argenteus minor, 



roflro produBiori 



? 



'Otundiori. 



The Mountain or 

 Hog-fnout Mullet- 



. 





thefe fpecics are rich 2nd well-tafled, and abound with a thin yellow 



f that gives them a 



verv delicate flavour. 



The laft fort is thought to excel ; it 



\ 





li-v;afer fifh, and generally found in the mountain rivers, but the two other 



forts iive indifferently either in fre(h or fait water. 





PERCA ? 1. Minor Jubargentea. 



The Sinnet 



PERCA 2. Major [aba r gent c a maculata, p 



r 



nterantibus. 



The Par acuta, and Pa 



(Cat 



t. 1. 



Thefe two fides are fo like each other, that it is necefTary to be well acquainted 

 with the different appearances of both, to be able to diftinguifti the one from the 

 other with anv certaintv. The firft feldom exceeds feventeen inches in length, but 



:ertainty. i he rrit leiaom exceeas leventee 

 the other grows frequently to be three feet and a half or be 



n inches in leng 



ter. The head is of ; 



oblong conic form, bony and pretty (harp at the point; but the lower jaw is fom 



what longer than the upper: the mouth or rictus is very large; the jaws in propor 



tion to the bead, and we" 



the two foreinoft pierce thro 



per: the mouth or rictus is very large; the ] 

 1 furnimed with teeth of an oblong lanceolated 



form 



reof 



many fockets formed 



law 



while the others lodge 



on 



ther fide of the oppofite teeth. 



p of the upp 



Tl 



of an oblong figure, rough and denticulated; and the branchiojiegeous memb 



g 



fuftained by feven omcles. The aperture of the gills is very wide; the eyes large 

 iris ox a fi'lver white; the body long and tapering, pretty tumid, and flightly co 

 vered with fmall fcales. The pectoral fins are of an oblong make and placed near th 



tures : but the ventrals are more remote. The dorfal fins are tw. 



bronCii'.ai apertures; 



in number, the foremoft of which is fuftained 



died in the fore part of the b 



k; 



but 



five pointed radii, and fit 



ther is placed oppofite to the 



which 



fembles verv much, both being nearly of the fame f:ze and of a triangular fi 



? 



The tail is forked ; and the lateral line ftretched almoft in a direct 



fro 



tail. 



he upper part of the bronchial aperture, or opening of the gills, to the middle of the 



They are fifties of prey, and feldom fpare any thing that comes in their way; 

 but the laft fpecies is very ravenous, and being much larger than the other, is more 

 remarkable for its daring attempts : they are both firm and palatable fifties, and 

 much efteemed by many people. 



THYNNUS 1. Ccrpore craffiori & brevicri, pinnulis 



Thynnus Bontii. 



J'uperioribui tiovem, inferioribus o6io 



The Boneeto. 



This fifli has two back fins, and is fupplied with a great many fmall pinnules be- 

 fides ; but the firft of thofe of the back is almoft joined to the laft ray of the hin- 



dermoft 



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