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Genus POMACANTHUS, Cuv. 



248. Pomacanthus arcuatus, Cuv. ; Ch&todon arcuatus, Linn, et Bloch. 



Fig. Cuv. et Val. vol. vii. p. 158. Bloch, iii. tab. 204. fig. 2. 

 Hub. Coasts of Brazil. 



249. Pomacanthus arcuatus, Cuv. 



Hob. Coasts of Brazil. 



Genus HOLACANTHUS, Lacep. 



250. Holacanthus tricolor, Lacep. ; Chcetodon tricolor, Bloch. 



Pig. Cuv. et Val. vol. vii. p. 122. 

 Hab. Atlantic. West Indies. 



251. Holacanthus tricolor, Lacep. 



Fig. Cuv. et Val. vol. vii. p. 122. 

 Hab. Atlantic. West Indies. 



Genus PLATAX, Cuv. 



252. Platax teira, Cuv. ; Chcetodon teira, Bloch. 



Fig. Cuv. et Val. vol. vii. p. 169. 

 Hab. Malabar coast. 







253. The Archer (Toxotes Jaculator, Cuv.). 



Fig. Cuv. et Val. vol. vii. p. 234. Shaw's Gen. Zool. vol. iii. part 2. p. 485. 

 Hab. Indian Seas. 



"This fish is a native of India, and is celebrated for the extraordinary 

 manner in which it takes its prey, which chiefly consists of the smaller 

 kinds of flying insects : when it observes one of these, either hovering over 

 the water or seated on some aquatic plant, it shoots against it from its 

 snout a drop of water with so sure an aim, as generally to lay it dead, or 

 at least stupefied, on the surface. When kept in a state of confinement 

 in a vessel of water, it is said to afford high entertainment by its dexterity 

 in this exercise, since, if a fly or other insect be fastened to the edge of 

 the vessel, the fish immediately perceives it, and continues to shoot at it 

 with such admirable skill as rarely to miss the mark." Shaw's General 

 Zoology, vol. iv. p. 338. 



