Cl. IV. FOUR-TOOTHED SCABBARD FISH. 211 



is like burnished silver, with a bluish tint; the 

 dorsal fin extends from the head to the tail ; the 

 pectoral fins long and pointed ; the anal short ; 

 the tail forked and small in proportion to the 

 size of the body. 



This singular fish was caught in Salcornb 

 harbour in South Devon, in June 1808, and 

 fortunately fell into the hands of Mr. Montagu, 

 who has described and figured it in the first 

 volume of the Memoirs of the Wernerian 

 Society. Ed. 



