FISHES. TIIORACICI. 16. 17. 95 



teeth in the jaws and palate : tongue loofc, fmooth : gill-cover of one 

 piece : lateral-line in the middle : vent about the middle of" the body; 

 fins variegated with brown : dorsal-fins 8, grayed; pectoral 11 ; 

 ventral^; anal 12 ; tail rounded, i'2-raycd. 



42. C. Scoi-piua. Brown, variegated with white : head 

 armed with several spines : upper-jaw rather longer. 



Father Lasher, Br. Zool. iii. /. 40. Donovan t. 35. 



BoJv 9 or 10 inches long, taper, covered with minute tubercles : 

 head with numerous large sharp fpines, and a 1 oblong {"oft ones be- 

 fore the eyes : eyes large, vertical, iris pale yellow, pupil black: 

 mouth and palate armed with teeth : gill-cover of a pieces : fins with 

 a reddish tinge, barred with deep brown ; lateral-line straight, 

 nearer the back : vent in the middle of the body : dorsal-fins 8, 

 14-rayed; pectoral scalloped, 9; ventral 3; anal 11; tail even, 

 14-rayed. 



43. C. cataphractus. Brown, beneath whitish : body 

 mailed : snout with 2 cloven tubercles : lower-jaw 

 and throat bearded. 



Armed Bullhead, Pogge. Br. Zool. t. 39. Donovan t. \6. 



Body about 5 inches long, covered with strong bony crusts, di- 

 vided into pieces, the ends of wlvich project into a sharp point 

 forming prickly lines down the back and sides : back with 3 or ^ 

 dusky fpots: head large, bony, cugtjed : lateral-line straight, in the 

 middle : vent nearer the head : dorfal-fint 5, j-rayed; pectoral 18 ' t 

 ventral 3 ; anal 6 ; tail rounded, to-rayed. 



16. ZEUS. Doree. 



44. Z, Faber. Tail rounded : sides marked with an oval 

 dusky spot in the middle : dorsal and anal-tins 2. 



John Doree. Br. Zool. iii, t. 41. Donovan t. 8. Shaw t. 41. 



Body fometimes a footer more long, dusky green, with a gilded 

 tinge, and blue and white variations: head deformed, with a large 

 projectile fnout, and a deep cavity before the eyes: gill-covers of 

 2 pieces : chin and shoulders with 2 fpines : back and belly ferrate 

 with fpines: lateral-line curved: first dorsal-fin with fpinous rays 

 which end in long filaments: dorfal-fins 10, 24-rayed ; pectoral 

 rounded, 14 ; ventral 7 ; anal 4, 22 ; tail rounded, 14-rayed, 



45. Z. Luna. Tail lunate : body red, green, or pur- 

 ple, with oval white spots : dorsal and anal-fins 

 solitary. 



Opah, King-fish. Br. Zool. t. 42. Sow. t. 22. Donov. t. 97. 



Body about 3 feet long, very deep from the back to the chest, and 

 fuddenly tapering to the tail : head short, rounded : back and tides 

 silvery green blue or gold, with silver or gold fpots, without fcales: 

 tongue thick, rough with prickles pointing backwards : fins fcarlet, 

 the dorsal and anal ones falcate, pectoral and ventral pointed : tail 

 erefcent-shaped. 



17. PLEURONECTES. Flat-fish. 

 A. Eyes both on the right side of the head. 



46. PI. Hippoglossus. Body perfectly smooth, elongated, 



brown above, white beneath : tail lunate. 



