ACANTHONOTUS. ACANTHONOTUS. 



Generic Character. 



Corpus elongatum, sine 

 pinna dorsali. 



Body elongated, without 

 dorsal fin. 



Aculei plures dorsales & ab- I Spines several, on the hack 

 domiriales. I and abdomen. 



SNOUTED ACANTHONOTUS. 



Acanthonotus Nasus. A. griseus, dorso transtersim fusco- 



fasdato. 

 Grey Acanthonotus^ with the back transversely barred with 



brown. 

 Acanthonotus Nasus. A. rostro nasiformi. Block. 12. p. 113. 



t. 431. 



JL HIS fish grows to a considerable size, the 

 length of the specimen described by Dr. Bloch 

 being two feet and a half: the head is large, the 

 upper part of the snout extending forwards in such 

 a manner as to make the mouth appear as if situat- 

 ed beneath: the teeth are small, forming a row 

 along each jaw : the eyes large, and the nostrils 

 conspicuous : the body, which is of moderate width 

 for about a third of its length, gradually decreases 

 or tapers towards the extremity : both head and 

 body are covered with small scales, and are of a 

 blueish tinge, with a silvery cast on the abdomen, 



