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part, which has no scales, can be folded into a groove formed by the scales of 
the back. 
1. Ephippus faber, Biocu. 
Orbicular. Brownish, with six broad, vertical, dusky bluish bands ; fins of the same color 
as the bands. Sixty-five scales between the gills and tail, and forty-eight between the back 
and abdomen. 
D.9, 3-22. P.18. V.1-5. A.3-18. C.16. Length, 9 inches. 
New York, Mrreuiuz, Cuv., Dexay. Carolina, Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Three-tailed Sheepshead,’’ ‘‘ Three-tailed Porgee,’’ and ‘‘ Angel-fish.’’ 
Cheetodon faber, Brocn, p. 80, pl. 212, fig. 2. 
af © Suaw’s Gen. Zoil., rv. p. 340. 
M3 ** Cloudy Chetodon, Mircum, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., 1 pl. 5, fig. 4. 
Chetodon oviformis, Mrrcnitt, Amer. Month. Mag., . p. 247. 
L’Ephippus forgeron, Ephippus faber, Cuv. et Vau., vil. p. 113. 
Us «* Dexay’s Report, p. 97, pL 23, fig. 68. 
2. Ephippus gigas, ParKryson. 
Oblong oval. Of a uniform silvery or leaden color. Crest of the cranium enlarged. The 
first interspinous bone of the anal fin is club or mallet-shaped. Much larger than the pre- 
ceding species. 
D.8, 1-21. P.17. V.1-5. A.3-17. C.17. Length, 16 inches. 
New York, Cuv., Dexay. Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Moon-fish,”’ in the Antilles. 
Chztodon gigas, PARKINSON. 
L’Ephippus géant, Ephippus gigas, Coy. et Va., vu. p. 121. 
ui ‘«  Moon-fish, Dexay’s Report, p. 99, pl. 23, fig. 71. 
GENUS III. HOLACANTHUS, Lacepr. 
Form oval or oblong. A large spine at the angle of the preoperculum, and 
the edges of the same bone in most species denticulated. 
1. Holacanthus ciliaris, Lacep. 
Greenish, with a golden tinge. The pectoral, ventral, and caudal fins of an orange- 
yellow color. An annular dark-brown spot, with a blue margin, upon the neck before the 
dorsal fin. Scales moderate, and ciliated round their edges with numerous hair-like processes. 
D. 14-21. P.18 V.1-5. A.3-20. C.17. Length, 14 inches. 
Carolina, Carespy? Ricuarpson. Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Hairy Angel-fish,” by Buocu; ‘ Patate,’’ at Martinique; ‘‘ Polometa,’’ at 
Porto Rico. 
Isabelita, Parra, p. 11, pl. 7, fig. 1. 
Chetodon ciliaris, Buocs, v1. p. 83, pl. 214. 
We ne MJ Smaw’s Gen. Zodl., 1v. p, 326. 
L’Holacanthe ciliare (Holacanthus ciliaris, Lacep.), Cov. et Vat., vir. p. 154. 
