FISHES. 
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row ; body much elongated, covered with scales ; a row of free 
spines in front of the dorsal fin. 
Aulostomus Chinensis. — The Chinese Gar Fish. 
Plate LXXVII. fig. 2. 
Pale reddish-brown above, and paler below; with three gray¬ 
ish longitudinal stripes; fins pale-yellow. Four feet long. 
Inhabits the Indian seas. 
Genus 167.—CENTRISC US.— 'Linnaeus. 
Generic Character .—Mouth very small, and obliquely cleft; 
body oblong-ovate, compressed in the sides, and carinated in the 
centre of the abdomen ; first dorsal fin spinous, the first spine 
very long, supported by a scaly appendage; ventral fins small, 
and placed behind the pectorals. 
Genus 168.—AMPHISILE— Klein. 
Generic Character. — Back provided with large scale-like 
plates; the first dorsal fin appearing to be a continuation of 
these. 
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