LONCHURtJS. LONCHURUS. 



Generic Character. 



Caput squamosum. II Head scaly. 



Pinna ventrales discretae. Ventral fins separate, 



Cauda lanceolata. || Tail lanceolate* 



BEARDED LONCHURUS. 



Lonchurus Barbatus. L. fusco-ferrugincus, naso subproducto, 



maxilla inferiore bicirrata, pinnarum ventralium radio primo 



elongate setaceo. 

 Ferruginous-brown Lonchurus, with slightly lengthened nose, 



two beards at the lower jaw, and the first ray of the ventral 



fins elongated into a bristle. 

 Lonchurus barbatus. Block, t. 3(50* 



JL^ENGTH about twelve inches: shape some- 

 what lengthened tapering gradually to the tail, 

 which is of a lanceolate form : scales middle-sized : 

 pectoral fins long, narrow, and sharp : ventral fins 

 sharp, and placed at some distance from eacli 

 other : dorsal fin double, or at least so deeply 

 divided as to appear two : the former triangular, 

 the latter of moderate width, and continued nearly 

 to the tail : nose or upper lip produced into an 

 obtuse short snout, so as to cause the mouth to ap- 

 pear as if placed somewhat beneath : teeth small : 

 beneath the tip of the lower jaw two small short 

 beards. Native of Surinam. 



