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FISHES. 
Genus 79. — UMBRINA.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Snout moderately projecting; teeth 
small, crowded; pores under the lower jaw; pre-operculi den- 
tated ; second dorsal fin longer than the first. 
Genus 80.—LONCHURUS.— Bloch. 
Generic Character. — Head provided with scales; snout pro¬ 
jecting slightly; ventral fins separate ; tail lanceolate. 
Genus 81.—SCIiENA.— Lacepede. 
Generic Character. — Snout obtuse, provided with scales; 
teeth consisting of a row of unequal hooks; dentations of the 
pre-operculi scarcely discernible; operculi with distinct spines. 
Genus 82_POGONIAS_ Lacepede. 
Generic Character. —Snout obtuse; teeth crowded; pores 
under the lower jaw, and provided with numerous cirri; oper¬ 
culi without dentations and scaly ; spinous portion of the dorsal 
fin separated from the other at the base. 
Genus 83.—OTOLITHES. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Jaws with numerous teeth, the external 
row being the largest; upper jaw provided with two long teeth; 
snout flattened ; dentations of the pre-operculi hardly visible; 
dorsal fin in two parts. 
Genus 84>—ANCYLODON.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Head compressed, scaleless, provided 
with dentations and spines ; mouth cleft; lower teeth in the 
form of long projecting hooks; second dorsal fin long; tail 
pointed. 
Genus 85. — PERCIS.— Schneider. 
Generic Character. — Head depressed; teeth hooked; pre- 
operculi slightly dentated ; operculi spinous ; body elongated ; 
first dorsal fin consisting of a few rays only, the second running 
along nearly the whole back; anal fin spineless. 
Genus 8G—TRA CHINUS.— 
Generic Character. —Head compressed; eyes approaching ver- 
