Class IV. TRIFURCATED TADPOLE FISH. 275 



Tan, and Bate,, trifurcatus, exclusive of every 

 other ; in B. Tau, they surround the eyes, Oculi 

 utrinque serie duplici verrucarum minorum 

 cincti. Gmel. Lin. 1172: in B. trifurcatus, 

 they run in nearly parallel lines, one on each 

 side of the sulcus, which contains the rudiment 

 of a first dorsal fin. * 



* The editor is indebted to the reverend Hugh Davies for the 

 enlarged description, and valuable observations on this singular 

 fish. Ed. 



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