ICHTHYOLOGY. 



PLATE LXXVI. 



BALISTES AUSTRALIS 

 SOUTHERN FILE FISH 



Pisces Branchiostegi. 



GENEtllC CHARACTER. 



Head compressed close to the body, with sometimes a spine 

 between the eyes : mouth narrow : teeth in each jaw eight, of which 

 the two anterior ones are larger : aperture of the gills narrow above 

 the pectoral fins: without cover : membrane two-rayed. Body 

 compressed and rough with prickles, 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Brown : fin on the head one-rayed : tail rays carinated : body 

 papillose, or finely granulated. 



Balistes Australis, fuscus : pinna capitis uniradiata, radiis 

 caudalibus carinatis : corpore papilloso, 



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