BRASILIAN GUAPERVA. 
The excellent figure v/hich we have given 
cf this fish, is eopied from the celebrated 
Planches Enluminees. It is there called the 
Guaperva of Brasil, according to Marcgrave ; 
and merely said to be described by Wiilughby. 
As there are other Guapervas in the Brasi- 
lian Seas, we do not entirely approve of calling 
this fish in particular the Brasilian Guaperva ; 
which, perhaps, should rather be denominated 
the Red Guaperva. , V/ith the figure, how- 
ever, we have, conformably to our usual cus- 
tom, given the name by which it was origi- 
nally accompanied. 
Johnston has a very minute description of 
this curious fish ; which he calls, simply, the 
Guaperva, notv;ith standing he has also de- 
scribed one of the other species. 
According to Johnston, this fish, from the 
mouth to the tail, is generally but little more 
than two fingers, or half a span long ; though, 
sometimes. 
