Class IV. G R E Y G U R N A R D. 277 



The firfl: dorfal fin confided of eight fpiny rays 5 

 the fides of' the three firft tubjerculated. 



The fecond dorfal fin of nineteen foft rays : both 

 fins lodged in a groove, rough on each fide, but 

 not ferra&ed. 



The perioral fins do not extend as /far as the 

 anal fins, are tranfparent, and fupported by ten 

 rays, bifurcated from their middle : the three beards 

 at their bafe as ufuaL 



The ventral fins had fix rays, the firfl fpiny, and 

 the fhortefi: of all. 



The anal fin nineteen, each foft. 



The tail bifurcated. 



The lateral line very prominent, (Irongly ferrat- 

 ed, and of a filvery color. 



The back, tail, and a fmall fpace beneath the 

 fide line, were of a deep grey, covered with fmall 

 fcales, and in parts fpotced with white and yel- 

 low; the belly filvery. 



Thefe fifh are ufually taken with the hook, in 

 deep water, bite eagerly even at a red rag; and 

 fometimes are fond of fporting near the furface. 

 They are often found of the length of two feet and 

 a half. 



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