340 PISCES (OSSEI) ACANTHOF1\ 



lineatus, Ray, Syn. Pise. p. 165. Streaked Gurnard, Penn. Brit. 

 Zool. vol. i n. p. 281. pi. 57. Id. (Edit. 1812.) vol. in. p. 377. pi. 66. 

 Yarr. Brit. Fish. vol. i. p. 46. Rouget Camard, Cuv . et Vol. Poiss. 

 torn. iv. p. 25. Cuv. Reg. An. torn. n. p. 159. 



LENGTH. One foot. 



DESCRIPT. (Form.) Thicker anteriorly than the last species; the 

 body tapering behind more suddenly : head shorter : profile falling more 

 abruptly; the descending line inclining to convex : cheeks higher in pro- 

 portion: snout less emarginated; the denticulations at the sides very 

 indistinct: opercle broader, the terminating spine shorter and blunter: 

 clavicular spine not quite so sharp: first, dorsal with the second ray 

 shorter ; the first more strongly serrated ; all the spirious rays weaker : 

 pectorals longer : lateral line and dorsal ridges sharply serrated : rest of 

 the body roughish, marked with elevated transverse lines, which, after 

 crossing the lateral line, pass onwards to the abdomen, where they ramify, 

 thus nearly encircling the whole body ; these lines correspond in number 

 with the scales on the lateral line, amounting to about sixty-eight : num- 

 ber of fin-rays, 



D. 1016; A. 16; C. 11 or 13; P. 10, and 3; V. 1/5. 



Number of vertebrae thirty-three. (Colours.) Dusky green, mottled with 

 purple, and sprinkled with red and gamboge-yellow spots ; lower portion 

 of the sides silvery white, clouded with flesh-red: pectorals blue on their 

 under surface, but red at the base; their upper surface yellowish green, 

 spotted with red : free rays yellowish green tipped with red : ventrals 

 white : dorsal, anal, and caudal fins, red ; the rays of the anal tipped with 

 white. Obs. Young fish are much less variegated, and generally want 

 the yellow spots. 



A rare species ; first observed on the Cornish coast by Mr. Jago, and 

 communicated by him to Petiver. Is occasionally met with at Weymouth, 

 Hastings, and as far north as the coast of Scotland. At Hastings it 

 is called the French Gurnard. The colours are very variable, but the 

 transverse lines encircling the whole body will always serve to identify 

 the species. 



** Body without transverse lines. 



12. T. Hirundo, Bl. (Sapphirine Gurnard.) Lateral 

 line smooth : pectorals very large, reaching beyond the 

 ventrals : spine on the opercle scarcely projecting beyond 

 the membrane. 



T. Hirundo, Block, Ichth. pi. 60. Don. Brit. Fish. vol. i. pi. 1. 

 T. Isevis, Mont, in Wern. Mem. vol. n. p. 455. Flem. Brit. An. 

 p. 214. Tub- Fish, Will. Hist. Pise. p. 280. tab. P. 4. Sapphirine 

 Gurnard, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. in. p. 280. pi. 56. Id. (Edit. 1812.) 

 vol. in. p. 376. pi. 68. Yarr. Brit. Fish. vol. i. p. 41. Le Perlon, 

 Cuv. et Vol. Poiss. torn. iv. p. 29. Cuv. Reg. An. torn. n. p. 15ft. 



LENGTH. From eighteen to twenty-five inches. 



DESCRIPT. (Form.) Somewhat resembling the T. Pint in its general 

 proportions, but thicker in the body, and broader across the head and 

 snout : inclination of the profile the same : eyes much smaller ; the space 

 between them broader and not so much hollowed out : cheeks smoother : 



