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jaw rather jutting. Gape not very large, but its cavity ample. Gill- 

 openings free. Eyes yellowish. 



Anal and dorsal fins opposite. Tail broad and even. Belly yellow. 

 Sides marked by parallel pale or yellowish narrow zones, to the number 

 of ten or a dozen, through the greenish or olive of the back and sides. 



Ventral and anal fins yellowish. The rest pale brow». Jaws have a 

 set of sharp little teeth. Lateral line obscure. 



Frequents the salt tide waters. 



Rays, Br. 5. P. 15. V. 6. D. 12. A. 11. C. 27. 



4. White-bellied Killijish. (Esox pisculentus.) With uniform sides, 

 and white belly. 



Four inches long, and one deep. Head thick, flat, smooth, and 

 chubby. Under jaw rather longer. Tongue plain. Irides yellow. 

 Mouth moderate, and armed with very small acute teeth. Gill-opening 

 considerably wide. 



Body covered with firm scales. Dorsal and anal fins directly op- 

 posed. Tail wide, strong, and even at the end Back olive or pale 

 brown. Sides paler. Belly white. Lateral line indistinct. 



Follows the ebb and flood of the sea water, in company with the pre- 

 ceding species. 



Rays, Br. 5. P. 15. V. 6. D. 13. A. 1 J. C. 27. 



5. Sheep' s-Head Killijish. (Esox ovinus.) With a short chubby 

 body, mottled* sides, and a semi-transparent extremity of the tail sup- 

 porting the caudal rays. 



Length about an inch and a half; and remarkably large in the girth. 

 Lives in the salt water, after the manner of other small fishes of the same 

 family ; but is more rare than the other sorts. 



Figure thick and deep at the thoracic and abdominal parts. Head 

 flat and somewhat elongated. Mouth capable of considerable elonga- 

 tion and distention. Taihbroad, and semi-transparent at the end, hav- 



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