Colors. 
132 DRAGONET Gia 
The pectoral fins are round, and of a light-brown 
color; the ventral placed before them, are very 
broad, and confift of five branched rays. 
The firft dorfal fin 1s very fingular, the firft ray 
being fetaceous, and fo long as to extend almoft to 
the tail: thofe of the fecond dorfal fins are of a mo= 
derate length, except the laft, which is produced far 
beyond the others. 
The anus is placed about the middle of the belly; 
the anal fin is broad, and the laft ray the longeft. 
Pontoppidan calls this fpecies the flying fifh: whe- 
ther it makes ufe of any of its fins to raife itfelf 
out of the water, as he was informed they did, we 
cannot pretend to fay. 
‘The tail is rounded and long, and confifts of ten 
rays. 
The fide line is ftrait: the colors are yellow, 
blue, and white, and make a beautiful appearance 
when the fifh has been juft taken. 
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