292 GREY GURNARD.  Clafs IV. 
Noftrils minute, and placed on the fides of the 
nofe. 
On the extremity of the gill covers was a ftrong, 
fharp, and long fpine : beneath that, juft above the 
pectoral fins, another. © 
The firft dorfal fin confifted of eight fpiny rays; 
the fides of the three firft tuberculated. 
The fecond dorfal fin of nineteen foft rays: both 
fins lodged in a groove, rough on each fide, but not 
ferrated. . 
The pectoral fins 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 firft fpiny, and 
the fhorteft of all. 
The anal fin nineteen, each {oft. 
The tail bifurcated. 
The lateral line very prominent, and ftrongly fer- 
rated. 
The back, tail, and a fmall fpace beneath the 
fide line, were of a deep grey, covered with {mall 
fcales, and in parts fpotted with white; the belly 
filvery. Wecould not perceive any yellow {fpots, 
as Mr. Ray mentions, but poffibly they vary. . 
If, The 
