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ESOX. 



03. ESOX margi-natus ; pfana dorfaii aniqtte oppofitis ; linea laterati argentea; 

 tnaxilla injeriori Jextuplo Iongiori. 



Descr. Corpus Iineare, utrinque attcnuatum, lateribus parallclis: al)do- 

 mine & dorlo ejusdem craflttiei. Long. fequifpith. Alritudo crafli- 

 tie 1" fquimajor. Caput fupra horizontale, corpore anguftius. Gula 

 comoretfa. Labivm firperius triangulum arquicrurum fbrmat horizon- 

 tals, planiufculum ; bafi mobile & tponte furgens dum labium inferius 

 deprimitur. Labium infer. fextuplo longius fuperiorc; lanceolatum , 

 depreifum, planum, corneum. Dentes in junfclura maxiilarum nu- 

 roerofi, erecti , feracei , rigidi , parvi. Labiis conniventibus, inferiores 

 extra labium fuperius prominent. Nares urrinque fimplices , rnagnae , 

 reniformcs, transverfae. Opercula Ruda, integerrima. Ocuti juxra ver- 

 ticem, parum remori. Dorfum reclum, convcxum. Abdomen rec- 

 tum, planumj laterali iinea marginatiun usque ad P. V Cauda atte- 

 nuata, recta. L. lat a capite ad P. V. marginem abdominis confti- 

 tuit: dein elevafur, & oblique decurrit infra corporis medium: finitur 

 fub apice P. D. Squamce latse, laxa', inregrae. Cotor totus albidus: 

 dorfum & vertex fufcus. Vitta m utroque latere longitudinalis ar- 

 gentea, fquamis crailioribus ftriatis. P. petl. juxta caput in medio la-' 

 tere, lanceolata?, longitudine cipitis (excepto labio infcr.). P. V. po- 

 ne j corporis fir;e, ad nurginem inferiorcm utriusque ktcris: pone 

 exeifae : radio extimo & inrimo incurvis, hoc longiore. P A glauca, 

 extus flavefcens: parva, triangularis : medio inter P. V. & C. P. D. 

 extus flava: oppofita P. A fed major & latior. P C. pectorali fe- 

 fquilongior, hiparrira, lobis lanceolatis , inferiorc, (quod peculiare) lon- 

 giore. Supcrior pallide-flavus , margine poftko fufcus. 



Arab. Gambarur, ./*•■/■?** Djidd/E. 



Rad B. . 3. D. T °v. P. 1 1. V. %. A. -jV C. 14. 



Efoci hepfc-to, Linn. valde affinis ; & fimul cum illo feparandus in pro- 

 prium genus, cujus charact r petendus a forma dentium & fitu pinna- 

 rum. Qui in Am. Acad. defignarur : labio ivfer. longiore, & P. A, 

 dijferentibus ; aut nova eft fpecies; aut prorfus diverfi generis. 



og. b) Far; Lohajce: huic fimillimus: fupra lineam argenteam maculis nigris 



notatus. 

 o^ c) Ejox eelokeJ Maris Rnhri ; linea laterali juxta abdomen; & pinnis 



pone excifis Rad. B. 14. D. 22. P. 13. V. 7. A. 21. C. ij. 



Arab. Ckarman ^-^jO- vel Choram. 



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