Part I. Of Fifhes. 125 
within his reach, he hooks them all in, and fo takes it as it 
were in a Net. 
The PRICKLED STAR-FISH. Stella marina hirjuta. 
Perhaps Rondeletims Veftinata prima. It hath five Arms, 
each Arm pointed, and alfo {lender or narrowed next the 
Trunk, but fpread in the middle. Two inches and * long 5 
the Trunk it felf not above ? an inch Diametre. The upper 
part hath a rough fhag of fhort Prickles 3 the other, of 
longer : where alfo the Arms are furrow'd. Thefe innu- 
merable Prickles upon their Arms, are all movable, as in the 
Sea-Hedg-Hog. 
Three more PRICKLED ST AR-FISHES 3 which 
indifferently anfwer the fecond, third, and fourth of Ron- 
deletius. 
The CROWN'D-STAR-FISH. Stella marina Coronalis. It 
was taken in the Danifb-Sca.. I meet not with the De- 
fcription any where. Tis a little One. It hath five ihort 
Arms , bluntly pointed , about two inches long. The 
Trunk two inches and ^ over, the five Sides whereof are 
Hyperbolick. The upper part rifes up like a Crown, 
adorned with round Knobs of the bignefs of a green Peas, 
with other little ones, on both fides like Pins heads, ranged 
into five even Rows from the ends of the Arms to the top 
of the Star 3 in fome fort, as precious Stones are fet upon 
a Royal Crown : from wheifce I have named it. The 
fpaces alfo between them are befet with little knobs. The 
edges of the Arms and Sides are in like manner fet round 
about with lelfer upon greater. Underneath, the furrows 
of the five Arms meet in the middle, paved with little 
Stones almoft like Teeth 3 the broad Margins, with other 
round knobs or (tones. 
Thefe Stones, are in colour, fubftance, and nature con- 
generous, with thofe which are commonly called Crabs- 
Eyes. 
The HIGH-CROWN'D STAR-FISH. It differs from 
the former, in being much taller, and in having no Knobs, 
but only Spikes, the one half whereof are ranged into 
certain correfpondent Orders. * 
A FLAT SPIKED STAR-FISH, taken in the German 
Ocean. 
Little STAR-FISHES with five Arms, taken in the Britijh 
Seas. R 2 A 
