298 PIKE AND OTHER COARSE FISH. 



each side, 4 on the right side and 5 on the left. Scales very 

 small. Back and anal fins destitute of bony rays. Ventral fins 

 in the male very large, and concave on the inside, reaching far 

 enough to cover the vent ; in the females smaller and less 

 powerful : the males and females may be distinguished by the 

 size of these fins. Pectoral fins large and rounded. Tail, in 

 young fish, concave, afterwards straight, and in old fish convex. 

 General colour, greenish olive and golden; fins, darker; lips, 

 flesh-colour. 



Finrays : D. n; P. 17; V. 10; A. 10; C. 19. 



