FISHES, 



ORDER 



THORACIC I. 



CEPOLA. BAND-FISH. 



Generic Character. 



Caput breve: dentes cur- 



vati, acuti. 

 Corpus longissimum, com- 



pressum, abdomine bre- 



vissimo. 

 Membr. branch, radiis sex. 



Head short : teeth curved, 

 sharp. 



Body very long and com- 

 pressed : abdomen ex- 

 tremely short. 



Gill-Membrane six-rayed. 



COMMON BAND-FISH. 



Cepola Taenia. C. argeniea, pinnis rubris, capite obtusissimo, 

 cauda attenuate. 



Silvery Band-Fish, with red fins, very obtuse head, and 

 attenuated tail. 



