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green, gol-I, and silver ; it is by sailors called the dolphin, and gives 

 chase to the flying-fish. 



Prickly-Jinned Jugular Fish. 



* 4. The Trachinous or Weaver. The body oblong ; the head or> 

 luse ; the bones covering the gills jagged at the bottom; the fir-s 

 covering the gills with six spines ; the anus near the breast ; buries 

 itself in the sands, leaving only its nose out ; and if trod upon, imme- 

 diately strikes with the spines that form its dorsal fins, which are ve- 

 nomous and dangerous. 



5. The Uranoscopus. The body wedge-like : the head almost 

 round, and larger than the body ; the mouth flat ; the eyes on the top 

 of the head ; the fin covering the gills with five spines : the anus in 

 the middle of the body ; an inhabitant of the Mediterranean Sea. 



6 The Caliyonomus or Dragonet. The body almost wedge-like ; 

 the head broad, and larger than the body ; the mouth even with the 

 body ; the bony covering of the gills ciose shut; the opening to the 

 gills behind the head ; the fin covering the gills with six spines, an 

 inhabitant of the Atlantic Ocean. 



7. The Blcnnius or Blcnny. The body oblong ; the head obtusely 

 bevel ; the teeth a single range ; the fin covering the gills with six 

 spines ; the ventral fins have two small blunt bones in each ; a species 

 of this animal is viviparous. 



Prickly-jinned Thoracic Fishes. 



8. The Gobius or Gudgeon. The body round and oblong; the 

 head with two little holes between the eyes, one before the other , 

 the fin covering the gills with six spines ; the ventral fins joined to 

 gether. 



9. The Cepola. The body sword-like'; the head blunt ; the mouth 

 flat ; the fin covering the gills with six spines ; the fins distinct ; art 

 inhabitant of the Mediterranean Sea. 



10. The Coryplunna or Razor-fish. The body wedge-like : the 

 head very beVel ; the fin covering the gills with five spines. 



11. The Scomber or Mackarel. The body oblong; the line run- 

 ning down the side zigzagged towards the tail : the head sharp and 

 small ; the fins covering the gills with six spines ; several false fins 

 towards the tail. 



12. The Labrus or Wrasse. The body oval; the head middling: 

 the lips doubled inward ; both cutting and grinding-teeth ; the covers 

 of the gills scaly ; the fin covering the gills with five spines ; the pec- 

 toral fins pointed. 



13. The Saprus or Sea-bream. The body oblong; the head mid- 

 dling; the lips not inverted ; the teeth cutting and grinding ; theco- 

 vei of the gills scaly ; the fins covering the gills with five rays ; the 

 pectoral fins pointed. 



14. The Cheetodon or Cat-fish. The body oblong; the head small , 

 the teeth slender and bending ; the fin covering the gills with hve or 

 six spines; the fin of the back and anus scaly. 



l.i. The Scicena The body nearly elliptical ; the head bevel. th* 



