Class IV. S M O O T H B L E N N Y. 20^ 



rocky coails of Anglefea^ at the lower water-mark. 

 It was very a6live and vivacious, and would by 

 the help of its veotral fins creep up between the 

 Hones with great facility. It bit extremely hard, 

 and would hang at ones finger for a confiderable 

 time. It was very tenacious of life, and would 

 live for near a day out of water. 



It feeds on fhells and fmall crabs, whofe remains 

 we found in its ftomach. 



The length in general was five inches ; the head Desctrif. 

 large, and (loping fuddenly to the mouth : the 

 irides red. 



The teeth llender, very fharp, and clofe fet: 

 there were twenty-f(3ur in the upper, and nineteen 

 in the lower jaw. 



The pe6loral fins broad and rounded, confiding 

 of thirteen rays : the ventral fins of only two thick 

 rays, feparated near their ends. 



The dorfal fin confifted of thirty-two foft raySj 

 and reached from the hind part of the head almoit 

 to the tail. 



The vent was in the middle of the body : the 

 anal fin extended almoft to the tail, and confifted 

 of nineteen rays, tipt with v^hite. 



The tail rounded at the end, and compofed of 

 twelve branched rays. 



The color varied, fome were quite black, but 

 generally they v?ere of a deep olive, prettily mar- 

 bled with a deeper color j others fpotted with white i 



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