186 DAB. 



running to the border of the tail. Body, cheeks, and the 

 elevation between the eyes clothed with ciliated scales, which 

 scarcely overlap each other. Dorsal fin begins opposite the 

 superior eye, and with the anal ends short of the root of 

 the tail; ventral fins separate from the throat and anal fin; 

 tail round. The colour varies in this fish, the general tint 

 being yellowish brown, often with clouds of deeper brown or 

 yellow, and the pectoral fin is always yellow. I was favoured 

 by the kindness of William Thompson, Esq., of Weymouth, with 

 specimens in which, on a ground of yellowish brown, were 

 numerous yellow spots, each one having a black dot within it; 

 but these spots soon disappeared. It is to be remarked also 

 that in these examples the middle rays of the tail were 

 unusually elongated, and the dorsal and anal fins were bordered 

 with white. 



