214 CLASSIFICATIOX OF FISHES,, ETC. 



dorsal naked^ the hinder and anal very scaly ; caudal 



lunate. 



P. Boscii. Cuv. pi. 187. P. capensis Sw. Cuv. pi. 188. 



ToxoTES Cuv. Body oblong-ovate ; mouth large^ 

 opening almost vertically ; the under jaw longest ; 

 fins scaly : the chironectiform type. 



Brama Bloch. Form ohovate^ the anterior part of the 

 head and body being broad^ the hinder or tail much 

 narrovred ; dorsal fin one^ falcate, extending the whole 

 length of the back ; caudal large, forked ; jaws and 

 palate with slender curved teeth ; front gibbous. 

 B. Rail. Griff. Cuv. pi. 31. fig. 1. 



Pempheris Cuv. Head ,naked ; dorsal fin short, high, 

 and placed over the pectoral ; eyes excessively large. 



P. Mexicana, Griff. Cuv. pi. 3 1 . fig. 2. 



Toxotes Cuv. (^fig. 49.) 

 Dorsal fin single, 

 close to the caudal.; 

 with strong anterioi 

 spines ; caudal trun- 

 cate. ■«=5»5yg?' I 



T. jaculator. Griff. Cuv. pi. 31. fig. 3. 



Gerres. Body oblong, fusiform; habit that of Sparus; 

 mouth small, very protractile ; jaws with small and 

 crowded teeth ; dorsal fin single, with a scaly sheath 

 at its base, or half covered with minute scales ; three 

 anterior rays of the anal formed of strong spines ; 

 pectorals pointed ; caudal deeply forked. 



Gerres Cuv. Back high and arched ; dorsal and anal 

 spines very long and thick ; eyes large, close to the 

 snout ; dorsal and anal with a scaly sheath at their 

 base. 



G. Plumieri. Cuv. pi. 167. 



C(Fsio Cuv. Body fusiform ; mouth rather larger : 

 dorsal and anal spines not much longer than the others. 



