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PATCHED DIODON. 



Diodon Liturosus. D, subfuscus, supra lituris nigris, suhtus 

 albidus. 



Brownish Diodon,. whitish beneath, and marked on the upper 



part with black patches. 

 Diodon tachete. Cepede. 



Shape more approaching to globular than oblong : 

 colour brown above, whitish beneath : on the nape 

 a large, crescent-shaped black spot or patch, with 

 the points toward the eyes : on each side the body 

 a somewhat oval patch, situated above the pectoral 

 fm, and two transverse ones, the first situated 

 beneath the eye, the second between the eye and 

 the pectoral fin ; throat marked by a dusky cloud, 

 and on the back a round spot encircling the dorsal 

 fin : spines white, with brown tips, and consider- 

 ably longer on the back than towards the abdomen : 

 all the fins greenish yellow. Native of the Indian 

 seas : observed by Commerson. 



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