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iion ; its iliape was not unlike that of a trout, and the 

 whole was covered with fmall fcales ; it had one dorfal 

 iin on the middle of its back, with only the veftige of 

 another near the tail, which was forked : under its belly 

 'were five fins, two pe6toral, two ventral, and one behind 

 the anus; the under jaw projected before the upper jaw, 

 and made its mouth appear reverfed ; the gills were fmall. 

 Having enquired concerning this little fifh, the only in- 

 formation I could obtain was from a black man, who 

 called it dago-fifee. 



The other is that fine large fifh called by the Englifli 

 rock'Cod^ by the Indians baro-ketta^ and new-mar a by the 

 negroes, which I have feveral times mentioned, but not 

 defcribed ; they are taken plentifully in all the upper 

 parts of the rivers. This fifli is the fize of a large cod, 

 but covered with fcales, and by fome compared to a 

 falmon ; the back is a brown olive colour, the belly is 

 white, the head is ftrong, with fmall eyes, of which the 

 pupil is black and the iris grey ; the mouth is very large, 

 and befet with one row of fharp teeth like thofe of a 

 pike, and, like it, this creature is extremely voracious ; 

 the tail is obtufe and dark olive ; as alfo the fins, fix in 

 number, one dorfal, two pe(Sloral, two ventral, and one 

 abdominal. This fifli is extremely delicious eating, and 

 particularly efteemed by the white inhabitants at Para- 

 maribo, where it is very fcarce, though in the upper 

 parts of the rivers they are taken in great abundance. 

 I painted thefe two fifhes very corredly, the dago-fijh as 

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