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BALISTES GRANULATA. 



'his Fish has a two spi-ned anterior dorsal fin, 

 and the body covered with granules, and is allied 

 to the Balistes Papillosus of Linnceus. The body 

 is of an ash colour; the thorax proceeds to a 

 Sacculus beneath, and the fish on the whole 

 forms a singular appearance. 



THE LONG SPINED CHE.ETODOX. 



Tins seems to be a new, and is undoubt- 

 edly a very elegant species of the Chea3todon, 

 having seven black stripes on the body and six: 

 spines on the dorsal fin ; in length it is four 

 inches; the colour is a silvery white, rather 

 darker on the back, on which part it has a bluish 

 tinge. 



SOUTHERN COITUS. 



he specific character of this fish must be 

 satisfactory, it is termed the Whitish Cottus, 

 with aculeated head ; body marked with trans- 

 verse livid band, and its length is from four to 

 six inches. 



EASCIATED MULLET. 



This Fish is of a pale yellowish colour, mark- 

 ed with longitudinal brown bands of five inches 

 n length, and covered with large scales. 



