CORYPHiENA. CORYPHENE. 



Generic Character. 



Caput maxime truncato-de- 

 clive. 



Membr. branch, radiis quin- 

 que. 



Pinna dorsalis longitudine 

 dorsi. 



Head sloping suddenly 



downwards. 

 Gill-membrane five-rayed* 



Dorsal Jin the length of the 

 back. 



COMMON CORYPHENE. 



Coryphaena Hippurus. C. viridi-ccerulea, aurantio+maculata, 



radiis dorsalibus scxaginta, cauda furcata. 

 Blue-green Coryphene, with orange-coloured spots i sixty rays 



in the dorsal fin, and forked tail. 

 Coryphaena Hippurus. C. cauda bifida, radiis dorsalibus sexa* 



ginta. Lin, Syst. Nat. p. 446. 

 -Coryphaena Hippurus. C. pinna ani radiis tiginti quinque. 



Bloch.pl. 174. 

 Hippurus. Gesn. Rondel. Aldr. Will. fyc. 



ThE genus Coryphaena is, in general, dis- 

 tinguished by a peculiar splendor of appeara nee 

 most of the species being of highly vivid and ele- 

 gant colours. The common Coryphene (popularly 

 known by the name of Dolphin) is an inhabitant 

 of the mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic seas , 

 where it often appears in large shoals, and is some- 

 times observed to follow ships* devouring with 



