94 SNOUTED ACANTHONOTUS. 



the back being barred throughout the greatest part 

 of its length by several broad^ semidecurrent, brown 

 fascias : the pectoral fins are brown, and of mode- 

 rate size : the ventral rather small, and of similar 

 colour : the lateral line is strait, and situated nearer 

 to the back than to the abdomen : along the lower 

 part of the back are disposed ten strong but short 

 spines, and beneath the abdomen are about twelve 

 or thirteen others, commencing almost immediately 

 beyond the vent : these are followed by the anal 

 fin, which is shallow, and continued into the tail, 

 which is very small. This fish is a native of the 

 East Indies. 



