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SAILING CORYPHENE. 



Coryphaena Velifera. C. ex cincreo-argentea, pinna dortali 

 $r anali maximis, ventralibus minimis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. 

 p. 1193. Pall. sp. zool. 8. 



Silvery-grey Coryphene, with the dorsal and anal fin very 

 large, and the ventral fins very small. 



A SMALL species, described by Dr. Pallas. Na- 

 tive of the Indian seas : colour silvery grey ; body 

 gradually tapering to the tail, and covered by 

 eleven longitudinal rows of rather large, thin, 

 slightly striated scales, each of which is marked at 

 the base by a small recumbent spine, and is emar- 

 ginated at the tip : dorsal and anal fins very large; 

 ventral very small : in the dorsal fin are fifty-five 

 rays. 



LINEATED CORYPHENE. 



Coryphsena Lineata. C. capite picto lineis transversis colaratis. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 1195. 

 Coryphene with the head variegated with transverse, coloured 



stripes. 



NATIVE of the American seas, observed by Dr. 

 Garden : size not mentioned : head naked, com- 

 pressed : two sharp front teeth longer than the rest 

 in both jaws: head, dorsal and anal fin marked by 

 coloured streaks : tail rounded : body covered with 

 large scales. 



