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larger, conical teeth. Teeth in vomer and palate-bones. Branchio- 

 stegous membrane with six rays. Pectoral fins rounded, ventrals 

 thick. Dorsal fin single, longitudinal. 



Sp. Pinguipes brasiliamis Cuv., VAL. Poiss. m. PI. 63 ; Plnguipes chilensis 

 Cuv. . Ani., ed. itt., Poiss. PL 16, fig. i. 



Percophis Cuv. Head scaly, acuminate, with lower jaw longer 

 than upper. Unequal teeth in jaws, palate-bones and vomer. Bran- 

 chiostegous membrane with seven rays. Dorsal fins two ; anal fin 

 and second dorsal fin long. Body cylindrical, elongate. 



Sp. Percophis brasiliamis Cuv. et VAL. Poiss. in. PI. 64, Cuv. R. Ani., e"d. 

 ill., Poiss. PL 1 6, fig. 2. 



Aphritis Cuv., VAL. 



Sp. Aphritis Urvilii Cuv., VAL. Comp. Hist. not. des Poiss. vui. Tab. 243, 

 pp. 483485. 



C. Ventral fins thoracic. 



f Ventral fins with seven soft rays or more. 



BranchiostegoiAS membrane with eight rays. Eyes large. (Holo- 

 centrini nob.) 



Beryx Cuv. Teeth short, crowded in jaws, vomer and palate- 

 bones. Body high, short. Dorsal fin single, moderate. 



Sp. Beryx decadactylusCuv., GUERIN Iconogr., Poiss. PL vm. fig. 3; Beryx 

 lineatus Cuv., VAL. Poiss. in. PL 60. 



Hoplostethus Cuv. 



Note. Is this its place? In the opinion of CuviER this genus is to be 

 referred to the Aspidoparei. Vomer edentulous. Subventral shield of keeled 

 scales. Sp. Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuv. et VAL. Poiss. PL 97, bis. 



Myripristis Cuv. (witli add. of Holocentrum ejusd.). Teeth 

 thin, crowded in jaws, vomer and palate-bones. Body high, com- 

 pressed, covered with large, rough scales. Infraorbital and opercular 

 bones denticulate. Dorsal fins two, contiguous, sometimes conjoined ; 

 first long, with strong spines. 



Rliynchichthys Cuv. Snout prominent beyond mandibles, acumi- 

 nate. 



Sp. Khynchichthys pelamidis Cuv. et VAL. Poiss. vn. PL 208. Here also is 

 to be referred Holocentrus GRONOVII Zoophylac. Tab. IV. fig. 3. 



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