Fart I. Of Fijhes* 113 
excepting the Sturgeon. Of all our European Fifties, it feems 
to come neareft to the Cole-Fijh or BlackzCod, 
The SCALES (perhaps) of the fame Filk They are 
almoft circular, above three inches in Diameter, and an- 
fwerably thick. Like other Scales, they are horny, tranf- 
parent, and elaflick or fpringy. That part of their edge 
which is inferted into the Skin, bluntly Toothed. They 
have a great many exceeding fmall Stride, hardly vifible, 
but by holding them up againft the light. 
The FILE-FISH* CAFRISCUS. It was fent from the 
Bermudas. Curioufly pictur d and defcribed by Salvian. (a) («0 m - 7 r ° 
I call it the File-Fifh, from the likenefs which the foremoft 
Bone upon his Back hath to a hie. There are three of them : 
which, faith Salvian, he raifes and depreffes at his pleafure 5 
yet fo, as not one alone, but altogether. And although 
you prefs the foremoft, and greateft never fo hard, it will 
not ftir : but if you deprefs the laft and leaft of all never 
fo foftly, the other two immediately fall down with it : 
juft as when a Crofs-Bow is let off by pulling down the 
Tricker. For which reafon alfo the filh is called, at Rome, 
Pejce Balefira. 
Another thing peculiar to this filh is, that his Scales ( as 
Salvian calls them) are feparated by cancellated lines , or 
Lattice- wife. I add, and that they are all incruftated, and 
rough-caft with little round knobs. So that the cover of 
this filh, is near a kin to that of the Square-Fifh 3 that be- 
ing only one entire Cruft , this divided into many little 
ones. 
It may be noted, That where Salvian defcribeth this 
filh to be comprefum is? latum , atq-^ fere orhicularem , he 
hath not properly exprefted his Ihape. For he is not Broad, 
but Tall 5 and much nearer to a Rhombus or Diamond- 
fquare. 
This filh feems to be the fame which the People of Bra- 
fde call GUAPERUA 3 defcribed and pidurd by Marg- 
gravim and Pifo, and out of them by Jobnfton. (b) (b) Tab. 34, 
The TALLEST FILE-FISH. This feems to be that 
Species particularly defcribed by Salvianus. It differs from 
the foregoing only in being taller and narrower: and 
in having the Tail-Fin with longer horns. 
• The PRICKLE or longeft FILE-FISH. It is a young 
One, 
