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Mr. Feck\ account of four remarkable Fijhes, ^^ 



The cheeks mufciilar and protuberant. Teeth conical in 

 both jaws. -> 



The upper front teeth larger than the lower, and placed in a 

 double row ; the lower front teeth alfo in a double row ; the 

 lateral ones, both above and below, fimple, and extend as far 

 back in the jaws as the angle of the mouth. The upper ones 

 are about 1 8 in number, on each fide ; the lower ones about 

 1 2 ; they are all bent a little back and in a great meafure con- 

 cealed by loofe gums. There are no teeth in the palate. 

 The noftrils are tubular, and fituated abqut half way between 

 the eyes and the extremity of the roflrum. 



The eyes are placed high, are rather oval than round ; rather 

 fmall, and naked. The Iris golden. The branchial membrane 

 contains fix fi:rong rays, and is but Httle covered. 



The back is nearly fl;raight ; the abdomen tumid : lateral 

 line fmall and obfcure. The anus much nearer the head than 

 the tail, fo that from the throat to the anus is fcarcely ith part 

 the length of the fifh. The tail from the anus to the end, 

 contains above Iths of the length of the filh, and tapers grad- 

 ually to its extremity, ending in a point. The fcales are fmall, 

 nearly oval, feparate, adhering by their whole under furface, 

 and a httle funk beneath the fuperficies of the lliin. They 

 are reprefented by dots in the figure. 



The dorfal fin begins a Uttle back of the head, extends the 

 whole length>f the back, is united with the tail fin, and 



point j 



the anal fin. It contains CXLVI rays, XVUI of 



which, 



