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whence nearly straight to base of caudal ; a branch from behind eye 

 extends obliquely downward and forward to the breast below pecto- 

 rals ; a cross branch at the nape connects the lateral lines of the two 

 sides. Color, in life, olive gray ; a more or less distinct darker cross 

 bar under front of second dorsal and 1 under last ray ; some small 

 violet spots on upper part of back ; usually a ring of blue spots, 

 alternating with olive-green streaks, about eye ; violaceous marks on 

 sides of snout ; first dorsal spotted and clouded with bluish ; second 

 dorsal pale yellowish with clear sky-blue spots separated by olive- 

 green reticulations, the spots arranged in rows ; blue markings all 

 fading in alcohol, leaving the olivaceous streaks; base of dorsal with 

 3 or 4 dark diffuse shades in the young ; base of pectoral bluish, with 

 olive spots ; anal colored like soft dorsal ; pectoral greenish. ' ' 



Trigger-fish 

 Old Wife ; 

 Old Wench ; 

 Cochino. 



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Illustration. Page. 



"BALISTES VETULA." No illustration. 1703 



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142. "MONOCANTHUS CILIATUS." 634 1714 



" Head S}4 5 depth \y A ; young 1^. D. I, 30; 

 scales very small, without median crest. Spines 

 becoming longer on caudal peduncle, which has in 

 addition 2 or 3 pairs of strong spines curved forward, these prominent 



Trigger-fish 

 Leather Fish 

 Lija. 



