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3. Gerres Plumieri, Cuv. 

 Compressed ; height one third of its length ; length three and a half times its thickness. 

 Silvery, with longitudinal grayish lines, seven or eight of which are distinct ; the others dis- 

 appear towards the abdomen. The lower edge of the suborbitars has a slight reentering 

 angle, and is denticulated. 

 D. 9-10. P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 3-9. C. 17. Length, 6 inches to a foot. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 

 Called, at Porto Rico, " El moharra." 



Le Gerres de Plumier, Gerres Plumieri, Cuv. et Val., vi. p. 452, 



4. Gerres rhombeus, Cuv. 

 Height equal to one half of its length, not including the tail. Silvery ; the membrane of 

 the dorsal fin a very pale yellow ; the ventrals, and the anterior portion of the anal fin in 

 young specimens, are of a beautiful jonquille-yellow. The lower edge of the suborbitars is 

 without denticulations. 

 D. 9-10. P. 16. V. 1-5. A- 2-9. C 17. Length, 7 inches. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le Gerres rhornboide, Gerres rhombeus, Cuv. el Val., vi. p. 459. 



5. Gerres gula, Cuv. 



Very similar to the G. aprion in its proportions ; but the second anal spine is shorter in pro- 

 portion ; it is only a fifth of the height of the fish. In the G. aprion, it is one third. The third 

 spine, also, is longer in this species than the second. Its snout is broader, and its profile 

 more regular. Color same as that of G. aprion. 



D. 9-10. P. (?)• V. (?). A. 3-7. C. (?). Length, 5 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le Gerres petite gueule, Gerres gula, Cuv. et Val., vi. p. 464. 



FAMILY VI. CHETODONTIDJE. 



Body compressed, scaly. The dorsal and anal fins covered with scales, 

 especially on the soft portions. Teeth bristly or trenchant. Palatines smooth, 

 or furnished with teeth. Preopercula occasionally spinous. Dorsals two, or 

 one only. 



GENUS I. CELETODON, Lin. 

 The body more or less elliptical ; the spinous and soft rays continuing in an 



