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SATYR TRICHOPUS. 



Trichopus Satyrus. T. f route dcsccndentc, mento prominent^ 

 pi/mis ventralibus uniradiatis longissimis. 



Trichopus with sinking forehead, projecting chin, and ex- 

 tremely long, single-rayed ventral fins. 



Trichopode Mentonier. Cepede. 3. p. 120. 



DESCRIBED by Cepede from the manuscripts of 

 Commerson : size not particularized : body very 

 deep, much compressed, and covered with mode- 

 rately large scales : dorsal and anal fin widish, like 

 those of the first species ; pectoral short, large, and 

 rounded: ventral consisting each of a single fila- 

 ment, thickish at the base, and gradually lessening 

 in its progress, reaching beyond the tail : head of 

 an extremely singular aspect, being so formed as 

 to bear a rude general resemblance to the human 

 face, or rather to that of a monkey, the chin pro- 

 jecting, the forehead somewhat sinking in, and 

 the gill-covers on each side representing the cheeks : 

 colour and size not mentioned : native of the 

 Indian seas. This fish, like the first species, is 

 known in some countries by the name of Goramy 

 sr Gouramy. 



