20 Sir R. H. Schomburgk on Sea Fishes surrounding Barbados. 



of New York, iv. p. 258. t. 13), the indistinct dark longitudinal 

 lines ; but the eye of the Barbados species is larger, its diameter 

 being equal to half the height of the head. There are eleven rows 

 of scales on each side of the body ; the ventrals are fixed under 

 the middle of the dorsal fin ; the caudal fin is forked. Length 

 four and a half inches." 



This species has been named in honour of Mr. Bishop. 



The Sprats are much esteemed in the West India islands. A 

 species called the Yellow- tailed Sprat proves unfortunately 

 poisonous at certain periods of the year in some of the islands, 

 chiefly among the Leeward and Virgin islands. 



V. PLECTOGNATHI, Cuv. 



Fam. Balistini. 



Monacanthus tomentosus, Bloch, var. a, Systema, ed. Schneider, 

 p. 467. Cuckold or Horned Coney Fish, Hughes. D. 1 -f 35 : 

 A. 30 : P. 13 : C. 12. 



" This fish, which has been considered a variety, is without 

 doubt a different species." It is much used as food, and when 

 well- stuffed and baked considered a delicacy. It resembles the 

 following in its general appearance. 



To this section belongs likewise a remarkable fish, which ap- 

 pears to be identical with, or a closely allied species of Triodon bur- 

 sarius, Reinv. It possesses a dew-lap nearly as long as the body, 

 which it is able to inflate. I received a specimen from Barbados, 

 which is at the British Museum. 



Fam. Gymnodontes. 



Tetrodon (Cheilichthys) pachygaster, MiilL et Tr. nov. spec. Jug 

 Fish. D. 10: A. 9: P. 15: C. 9. 



" This new species of Tetrodon is smooth all over, of a light 

 brown colour, with darker spots on the back. The space between 

 the eyes is equal to two diameters of the eye, and the space to 

 the top of the snout is of a similar extent. The nostrils are nearer 

 to the eye than to the snout, and they are papillary with two 

 apertures. The dorsal fin stands before the anal ; the caudal is 

 truncated, but the upper and lower points are somewhat elongated. 

 Length fourteen inches." It is very scarce around Barbados. 



VI. PLAGIOSTOMI, Cuv. 

 Fam. Squalid^e. 

 Carcharias (Prionodon) obscurus, Mull, et Henle, Plagiostomen, 

 p. 46, Puppy Shark. 



" The denticulation of the upper jaw is a little more robust 

 on the base than on the top in the Barbados species." 



