370 



SCALELESS 



Chaetodon Alepidotus. C. cauda bifida, spinis dorsalibut tribu3 f 



pinnis 'centralism nullis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel.p. 1240. 

 Chsetodon with bifid tail, three dorsal spines, and no ventral fins. 



SHAPE rhomboid: colour blueish above, whitish 

 beneath : scales either none or so small as to be 

 difficultly seen : teeth in a single row : lateral line 

 parallel with the back : tail bifid : no ventral fins : 

 dorsal and anal falcated : native of the American 

 seas : observed by Dr. Garden. 



SORDID CRETODON. 



Chaetodon Sordidus. C. ex fusco cinereus, ovatus,fasciis trans- 

 Tersis obsoletis quatuor. Un. Gmel. p. 1267. Forsk. Arab, 

 p. 62. 



Dusky-grey Chaetodon with four obscure transverse bands. 



LENGTH about a span : body ovate : colour dull 

 grey, with four paler transverse bands : scales large 

 and membranaceous : native of the Arabian seas, 

 frequenting the shores among corals, &c. observed 

 by Forskal, who informs us that it is much esteemed 

 as an edible fish. 



