With single dorsal fn, and even or rounded tail, or 

 at most, but very slightly inclining to crescent- 

 shaped in some few species. 



IMPERIAL CHvETODON. 



Chsetodon Imperials. C.jlavus, lineis numerosissimis longitudi^ 



nalibm obliqms cctrulds. 

 Yellow Chaetodon, with very numerous oblique longitudinal 



blue lines. 

 Chaetodon Jmperator. Lin. Syst. Nat. GmcL p. 1255. Block, t. 



194. 



A MOST magnificent species, growing to the 

 length of a foot or more : body oval ; dorsal and 

 anal fin broad, and scaled to a considerable distance 

 from the base : gill-covers furnished on each side 

 with a very strong spine : ground-colour of the 

 animal golden yellow, longitudinally, but somewhat 

 obliquely striped with very numerous bright-blue 

 parallel rays. Native of Japan, where it is held 

 in high esteem as an article of food, and is said to 

 be superior to the Salmon in flavour. 



