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PIPER GURNARD. 



Trigla Lyra. T. rubra, subtus argcntea, digitis tcrnis, rostro bifido 



denticulate. 

 Red Gurnard, silvery beneath, with triple fingers, and bifid 



denticulated snout. 

 Triga Lyra. Lin. Piper Gurnard. Brit. Zool. 



SIZE nearly equal to the former species : lateral 

 line formed of small scales : colour bright rose-red, 

 silvery beneath : scales small : pectoral fins large, 

 and slightly tinged with dull blue : tail of similar 

 colour : the other fins yellowish, with red rays. 

 Native of the European seas, and considered as an 

 excellent fish for the table. 



CUCKOW GURNARD. 



Trigla Cuculus. T. rubra, suit us argentea, digitis terms, pinna 



dorsali priorc macula nigra. 

 Red Gurnard, silvery beneath, with triple fingers, and first 



dorsal fin marked by a black spot. 

 Trigla Cuculus. Lin. Red Gurnard. Brit. Zool. 



AN elegant species : length about a foot : shape 

 more slender than in the preceding kinds : colour, 

 on the upper parts, a beautiful red, more or less 

 distinctly marked by whitish transverse bars : be- 

 neath silvery : scales extremely small : lateral line 

 composed of pointed white scales edged with black: 

 a similar row on each side the back: fins trans- 

 parent ; the first dorsal marked on the edge by a 



