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beneath the level of the back ; the eyes large ; 

 the teeth in both jaws very small ; the lateral 

 line strait; the sides marked with oblique 

 strokes, that met at the lateral line ; the aper- 

 ture to the gills large. It wanted the pectoral, 

 ventral, and caudal fins; the dorsal fin was 

 extremely low and thin, extending the whole 

 length of the back nearly to the tail. The anal 

 fin was of the same delicacy, and extended to 

 the same distance from the anus. 



[An attempt having lately been made to can- 

 cel this subject from the British Zoology, we 

 shall, we trust, be pardoned for borrowing from 

 the late edition of Mr. Pennant's Tours in 

 1 Vales* the following part of the Rev. Hugh 

 Davies's letter on this subject. 



" I beg leave to add, I know the fish well ; 

 " it has been my lot to see four specimens of 

 " it; one was taken in Llienawg wear, about 

 " three miles distant from Beaumaris, the other 

 " three (in the amusement of prawning) below 

 " Beaumaris green, to the north east, in shallow 

 " water, on the recess of the tide, among some 

 " bushy sea-weed. They who have taken most 

 " pleasure in bestowing attention on the works 

 " of Providence, cannot fail to admire, with 



* Vol. iii. app. p. 425. 



