ZEID^. 



ZEIN^. 



251 



Griff. Cuv. pi. 58. f. 2. 



their anterior rays much lengthened ; ventrals small^ 

 pointed ; lateral line slightly carinated at the end of 

 the tail, where there are two fleshy ridges at the hase 

 of the caudal. 

 Riippellii Sw. Riipp. i. pi. 33. Indicus. Cuv. pi. 252. 



Hynnis Cuv. Posterior part of the body, beyond the 

 vent, rather lengthened ; ventral fins moderate ; 

 dorsal and anal fins falcate, but the rays not pro- 

 longed ; lateral line and tail as in Scyris ; no prickles 

 before either the dorsal or anal. 



H. Goreensis. Cuv. pi. 257. 



Lampbis Retzius. Body oval, nearly rhomboid ; scales 

 none ; head and mouth small ; belly protuberant ; 

 dorsal fin one, excessively falcated ; ventral the same, 

 and placed beneath the commencement of the dorsal ; 

 anal fin long, narrow ; pectoral moderately large, 

 falcate. 

 L. guttatus Eetz. Cuv. pi, 282. 



Mene. Cuvier. 



neral shape 

 of Lampris, 

 but even 

 broader and 

 thinner ; 

 ventral fin 

 single, of 

 only one 

 lengthened 

 ray, the rest 

 being obso- 

 lete j mouth very small, opening vertically. 

 M. maculata. Cuv. pi. 285. {fig.10.) 



Apolectus Cuv. Body rhomboid ; scales soft, minute ; 

 snout thick, obtuse, and truncate ; mouth small ; 

 eyes large, placed close to the mouth; dorsal and 

 anal falcate, with a few prickles at their base ; pecto- 

 ral long,, falcate ; ventrals small, attenuated, pointed. 



