FISHES. 
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cular, broader than the body. Eight feet long. Inhabits the 
European seas. 
Genus 14.—PRISTIS.— Latham. 
Generic Character. —Head elongated ; beak with a lengthened 
and depressed horny process, having three strong short spines on 
either side ; teeth thickly set, and depressed; branchial openings 
four or five, situated below on each side; two spiracles behind 
the eyes ; body depressed anteriorly. 
Pristis antiquorum. —The Saw-Fish. 
Plate LXXV. fig. 2. 
Horny beak, provided with 24 large teeth on each side; body 
dusky above, pale gray below. Fifteen feet long. Inhabits the 
European seas. 
TRIBE II-PLATYSOMI. 
Genus 15.—RHINOB A T US.— Schneider. 
Generic Character. — Snout angular, jaw having five branchial 
openings below; body depressed; tail long, and very thick at 
the base; dorsal and caudal fins separated; teeth set in fives, 
and serrated. 
Genus 16.—TORPEDO_ Dumeril. 
Generic Character —Head and anterior part of the body 
blended together, scarcely separable; body greatly depressed, 
which, with the head, are obtuse before, and nearly circular; an¬ 
terior borders formed by productions of the snout, which extend 
along the sides, and terminate at the pectoral fins; each side 
provided beneath with five branchial openings; electrical appa¬ 
ratus on the sides ; teeth small and acute ; tail short and fleshy. 
Torpedo vulgaris. —The Torpedo. 
Plate LXXV. fig. 3. 
Ash-coloured above, with five large circular blackish-brown 
spots; paler in the centre; abdomen dull white. Four feet 
long. Inhabits the European seas. 
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