222 CLASSIFICATIOX OF FlSHESj ETC. 



oblique ; dorsal fin slightly emarginate in the middle ; 

 the second anal spine hollow_, and shaped as a pen ; 

 pectorals large. 



E. megacephalus Sw. Cuv. pi. 152. 



Sargus Cuv. (fig. 55. a.) Body broad, but the extre- 

 mities attenuated ; head small ; fins 

 as in Chrysophrys ; in front of the 

 j aws a row of cutting teeth of similar 

 shape to those in man, which are 

 sometimes slightly notched in the 

 middle ; sides with grinders. 

 S. rhomboides. Cuv. pi. 143. 



Cliarax Cuv. {fig. 55. b.) General form 

 and fins of Sargus ; but the jaws are 

 a Httle produced ; the front teeth 

 shaped like those of Sargus, are placed on the 

 anterior extremities of the jaws, and point forwards ; 

 those on the sides very minute. 



C. fasciata Siv. Cuv. pi. 144. 



Pagellus Cuv. Body more lengthened and fusiform 

 than in Pagrus ; the head more pointed ; anterior 

 canines crowded, conic, and slender ; pectorals rather 



lengthened. 



P. erythrinus. Bl. pi. 274. 



LitJwgnathus ^v:. Body fusiform; head lengthened; 

 mouth terminal_, very small ; the maxillaries thick, 

 enlarged, and as hard as stone ; caudal fin small, 

 and shghtly forked. 



L. capensis. Sw. Cuv. pi. 151. 



Boridia Cuv. Lengthened, fusiform ; dorsal fin di- 

 vided into two, the first triangular ; pectoral and 

 ventral fins equal ; caudal large, deeply lunate ; jaws 

 with several rows of obtuse teeth. 



B. grossidens. Cuv. pi. 114. 



Lethrinus Cuv. General form of Charax, but the 

 greater part of the head is devoid of scales ; the 

 operculum and sub-operculum being alone scaly ; 



