TRACHINUS. WEEVEIL 



Generic Character. 



Caput minus laeve, com- 



pressum. 

 Membr. branch, radiis sex, 



operculorum lamina ser- 



rata. 



Corpus compressum. Anus 

 prope pectus. 



Head slightly roughened* 

 compressed. s 



Gill - membrane six - rayed. 

 Gill-covers serrated on the 

 edge. 



Body compressed. Vent 

 situated near the breast- 



DRAGON WEEVER. 



Trachinus Draco. T. subargenteus, striis subobliquis transversa 



Jlavescentibus, pinna dorsali prior e quinqae-radiata nigra. 

 Subargenteous Weever, with suboblique, transverse, yellowish 



streaks ; the first dorsal fin black and five-rayed, 

 Trachinus Draco. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 435. 

 Draco marinus. Belon. Gesn. Aldr. fyc, 

 Weever. Wittughb. Pennant) % c. 



Th I S fish is of a lengthened shape, much com- 

 pressed on the sides, and covered with small and 

 easily deciduous scales : the mouth is wide, and opens 

 vertically, like that of the Star-gazer : both jaws 

 are armed with sharp teeth : the tongue is strait^ 

 smooth, and pointed ; the eyes are seated on the, 



