Part I. Of Fijhes 1 09 
below them * an inch. The Fins are five. The Gill-Fins 
Hand obliquely between the Back and the Breaft, an inch 
and » long, and three broad. Three inches before the Tail- 
end, a third almoft two inches long and one broad. Un- 
derneath, a fourth fomewhat lefs. This, which may be 
noted, being couched backward, the other foreward. 
The Tail-Fin two inches and I long, and as high, with its 
utmoft edge Convex. 
His Skin Membranous and limber, on the top of his 
Head, Back, upper Sides and Breaft, and round about his 
Tail, fmooth and bald. On his Belly and lower part of his 
Sides and Breaft, armed with little fhort Prickles, about the 
third of an inch diftant, and fixed with little Roots, as in 
the former. 
From the Crown of his Head are drawn two Lines al- 
moft to thofe holes like Noftrils. From the hinder part of 
the Head, two more all along the Back and Tail, in the 
figure of the Letter / And two others from the Gill-Fins 
towards the Aim, and from thence to the end of the Tail. 
By thefe Lines, were there no other marks, it is eafie to 
diftinguiih him from all the other Species. 
An OVAL COMPAGES of BONES , faid to be the 
Sceletonoi a Globe-Fifh. 
The RED-GOURNET. Pavo Salviani. Cuculm, from 
the noife he makes like a Cuckow when he is taken. Well 
defcribed by Rondeletim. But his figure, efpecially in ma- 
king him with a long Snout,anfwers not,unlefs it be of ano- 
ther Spec ies^or the Forehead of this is fquarcymd the Head 
almoft cubical, like that of the Scorpion-Fijh. From which 
this chiefly differs in not having the Fins of the Back prickly 
or fpiked, and having a Line running from the top of the 
Back on each fide the Back-Fin to the Tail,like a fmall linked 
Chain. 
The LONG-SNOUTED GOURNET. Cuculm Ron- 
deletii. By which Author 'tis well defcribed. It differs 
from the former Species, chiefly, in having a much longer 
head, and a faddle-Nofe. 
The STAR-GAZER. Vranofcopus. Becaufe he looks 
dire&ly againft the Sky : whereas, as Rondeletius obferves, 
the Ray and feveral other fifties, although they have their 
Eyes ftanding on the top of their Heads, yet the Pupils of 
their 
