179 



A.M1UKI,\S. IJafin. 

 1. A. .Airs. 

 The Cominou Cat-Fisli, or Honied Foul. 



liody rioiij^ak', <lc[i] t'sscd lirl'ore llif aiilcrior bursal, nim-- 

 in'csscd beliiiul. Head liattened, simiotli : a, sliui't, rrect 

 l)arbel at (lie hind iiiarj;'iii of iiosti'il. twn tliirk ;i\\d llesliy 

 buid)el.s depeini iVoiii tlir iipiici- jaw, a,ii(l i'oiir iVom lowrr jaw, 

 l")Otly suKxitli. scahdcsb. l\\rs small. Sccnud ddi'sal liu 

 ad.i[)i»so aud (d(tii>;atetl. 



Peet(tral (in with a stdut, serrated spiiK-. wliirli. hy au iu- 

 i;-cniiiiis iiieeliaidsiii, lircdiiies UxcmI and i ni m(iva,l)l(' ai tlie 

 will nt' the Jtniinal. and serves as a,n iinpoidaut. aruiMi' dcroisc, 

 l.)usk\', with a dee[ier shade on Ihe l>ael<: and snniinit (if head.. 

 Sides (it head wi(!i a iireenish tint: evtppeJ'Y on ihe sides. 

 Alidiuiieii iiearl-^'i'ew I'dns dusky, hut heeunie 1 inu'cil with 

 I'ed after dead. 



JMn-rays: h. H;; T. l.S: \' . S; A. ^d: (!. \'J. 



. I . c'lhis ( ; iientlici', \', [1. '.t'.l. 



Sil,(rii-s <;ilii^. L. Syst. Nat. I, p. .">(il: (Jiiv. A" \'al., XA", 

 p, 121. pi. A'.Vl. DeKay, Xew ^'ork l''auiia, I'dshes, p. lS"j, 

 pl.:;7..ii-. li'.>: (orard. I'roe. Aead. Nat. N;. , Phil. iS.V.t. 

 1». ic.d. 



Id'Duglil in hii,L;;i: pile.- I" the Jjaltinmi'e markels, and is 

 aii ahuudaait and ehc.'ap 'nod hir the poorei' elasses. Speei- 

 niens i'roni the dd'pei' basins ol the INiteniae Iiiv(/i' measure 

 Ntimetiines as ninrh .-'.s IS incdies lu length, and a,re stout iji 

 propoi'tioii. 



it is eijiiiinon in ihi' lidewater |iari of tiie i'atapseo |-iver, 

 I)nt does not attain to siieii a, lai'u'e size as .speiaiuens I'roui the 

 I'otiHuae. 



