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THE PEACTICAL FISHERMAN. 



both dorsal fins nearly uniform in height; ventral fins placed very 

 forward, narrow, and pointed ; pectoral fins large and rounded ; the anal 

 fin begins on a line behind the commencement of the second dorsal fin, 

 but ends very nearly on the same plane ; tail oval and slightly pointed. 

 The fin rays are in number : dorsal 14, 68 ; pectoral 20 and 6 ; anal 67 ; 

 caudal 36. 



The colours of the fish are as follow : Body, yellowish brown, clouded 

 and spotted with darker brown (and very freely) ; under parts lighter ; 

 lateral line is indistinct in the straight ; scales small, and fins partaking 

 of general colouring, those of the lower surface being the lightest. 



