J^OC CHORyrHAE!?A» 



Genus XXVUL-^CIjorjfhteftny 



Thi? genus comprehends twelve fpecies that are all exo- 

 tics : their charafters are a large bony head, flat, and 

 floping towards the fnout, which appears fhort and mu- 

 tilated, as if cut through. The jaws are obtufe, of an 

 equal length, and furnifhed with teeth ; the palate is alfo 

 frequently exafperated with fmall fpine-like teeth. The 

 back is convex and carinated, and the whole body of a 

 iiniform Ihape. 



The Pom^ilui 



This iifh is faid by Pliny, to accompany veflels for fe* 

 veral hours when failing on their voyage, and will not 

 leave them even though threatened with deflruftion by 

 the failors f. It is an inhabitant of the open fea, and is 

 eafily diflinguilhed by a broad curved line, proceeding 

 from the gills to the tail. Above this line the body^ 

 variegated with a number of fpots ; below it, towards the 

 belly, the fides are marked with tranfverfe doted lines %• 

 Above the eyes is a large fpot of a gold colour. The 



fill 3 



* Pompilus Rond. Idem. Plinii. f Hiftoria AnimaL 



\ Vi(l( Rond, apud Will. p. 214, 



