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LONG-FINNED CHAETODON. 



Chaetodon Teira. C. albus, corpore elevato-orbiculari, pinna 

 dorsali analique magnis,falcatis, longissimis. 



White Chaetodon, with high-orbicular body,, and large, ex- 

 tremely long, falcated, dorsal and anal fin. 



Chaetodon Teira. Lin. Block, t. 199. f. 1. 



General shape similar to that of the preceding 

 species, and the dorsal and anal fin even consider- 

 ably longer in proportion, but not so broad : colour 

 of the body silvery-white, with rather small scales, 

 and variegated by three broad, transverse black 

 bands, the first of which runs across the head 

 and eyes, the second across the fore-part of the 

 body and dorsal fin, and the third across the hind 

 part of the body, dorsal, and anal fin ; the whole 

 forming an appearance singularly elegant : the vent- 

 ral fins, which are of a lanceolate shape, are also 

 black. This curious fish is a native of the Indian 

 and Arabian seas, and is said to arrive at a con- 

 siderable size, though the specimens usually seen 

 are but small. 



