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(68.) But our volume is intended, not merely for the 

 scientific naturalist, but also for those who are merely 

 attached to the contemplation of nature in the abstract ; 

 and who desire to have some of these singular analogies 

 brought before them, that they may judge themselves 

 how far their own unscientific eyes can see these 

 symbolical relationships of which we are continually 

 speaking. The contours of fish have a greater air of 

 individuality, perhaps, than those of the more perfect 

 vertebrated animals ; and we shall, therefore, now give 

 to the analogies of the sub-genera of Apistes a form and 

 substance which will speak more to the uninstructed, 

 yet intelligent, reader, than all the scientific details we 

 have gone into by words. On one side of the following 

 pages, are given, in faithful outline, representations of 

 the five sub-genera of Apistes, opposite to which is a 

 characteristic figure of the genera, or higher divisions 

 of the Scorpcence, which they represent. 



On the left hand side are the typical examples 

 of the five sub-genera, or minor divisions, we have 

 made out of Cuvier's genus Apistes ; namely, Plericthys 

 (13.), with its long pectorals and cerrated mouth, re- 

 presenting in all these particulars the genus Machro- 

 chirus, or Pterois, at Jig. 17- of the opposite page; 

 next comes the typical example of Apistes proper, 

 which is but another instance of the same form at 

 fig. 18.; following these, we see, on the left, the sub- 

 genus Platypterus, at fig. 15., having the very broad 

 dorsal fins and the short obtuse head of Tcenianotus 

 {fig- '^9'), both of which are exact analogies of the 

 dolphins to the riband-fish {fig. p.) ; last of all 

 comes Trichosoma, at fig. l6., representing Sehastes 

 {fig. 20.), as well as Trichodon {fig. 12.). We regret 

 that the size of our page would not admit the introduc- 

 tion also of the fifth types in each, viz. Gymna- 

 pistes and Scorpcena; but every ichthyologist knows that 

 these two are so perfectly like each other, that they are only 

 separated by those one or two characters which prevent 

 Apistes, as a whole, from being united with Scorpcena. 



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