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FISHES. 
Antennarius histrio. —The Harlequin Angler. 
Plate LXXXII. fig. 5. 
Drab-coloured, marbled with deep brown or dusky patches. 
Twelve inches long. Inhabits the Indian and American seas. 
Genus 99.—MALTHE.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. — Head extremely broad and depressed; 
eyes placed far in front: snout elongated, pointed, and protrac¬ 
tile, with the mouth underneath; branchial membrane with six 
or seven rays, opening on the dorsal surface above the pectoral 
fins; provided with one soft dorsal fin; body with rough osseous 
tubercles, and cirri along the sides. 
TRIBE V.-SCOMBEROIDES. 
Genus 100.—SCOMBER.— Linnoeus. 
Generic Character _Jaws with a row of pointed teeth ; anal 
and dorsal fins posteriorly divided into spurious parts; the se¬ 
cond dorsal fin distant from the first; tail with a projecting 
ridge on each side. 
Genus 101. — THYNNTJS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Jaws with a row of pointed teeth ; anal 
and second dorsal fins subdivided; first dorsal fin reaching nearly 
to the second, and touching in some species; tail with a pro¬ 
jecting ridge. 
Genus 102.—ORCYNUS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Jaws with a row of pointed teeth ; first 
dorsal fin extending to nearly the second ; pectoral fins very 
long, protruding beyond the vent; anal and second dorsal fins 
subdivided. 
Genus 103.—CARANX.— Lacepede. 
Generic Character .—Teeth usually crowded, placed in a nar¬ 
row line, sometimes so small as to be nearly imperceptible; 
lateral line carinated by a row of imbricated scales; pectoral fins 
long and pointed; anal fin having a small one in front, support¬ 
ed by two spines. 
