Part I. Of Fifhes 117 
Water at once. When they fly, they make a kind of Stridor, 
as fome Fowls with their Wings. 
KITE-FISH So called alfo from his Wings, or Gill- 
Fins, which, what they want in length, they have in breadth 
and ftrength. Figur d by Rondeletius, and accurately de- 
fcribed. Saving, that he mentions but feven of his eight- 
Fins. 
This fifh feems to be the fame with that which Marggra- 
vius defcribes by the Name of PIR APEBE. 
Another KITE-FISH of the fame Species. Figur'd by 
Johnfton, Tab. 1 7. N. p. 
Of the GILL-FINS of the FLYING-FISH, it is further 
obfervable, That they are fattened very high near their 
Backs $ that fo at the fame time their Bodies may be in fome 
part fuftained by the Water, and their Wings have a little 
(cope to play above it, for their eafier advance into the 
Air 
The BEARDED-LOACH or GROUNDLING. Gobi- 
tes Barbatula. It is a fmall fifh about five inches long, 
bearded with fix fmall Threads, three on each fide. Yet 
BeUonius mentions but four. Nor doth Gefner picture more 
in his corrected figure. See them both. 
The MAILED-FISH. Cataphratlus Schonveldii. It was 
brought from Guiny. But is alio often taken in the Mouth 
of the Elb. It is well defcribed by the Author of the Name. 
And by Johnfton well figur d, Tab. 46. But in Tab. 24. but 
fcurvily, unlefs it be another Species. It is a fmall fifh about 
five or fix inches long, with a broad fquat head, and thence 
taper d to the end of the Tail. His Scales are as it were 
doubled, by which he becomes of an angular figure, with 
about eight Angles before, and fix behind. His Nofe-end 
armed with two Prickles (landing together in a femilunar 
figure 3 fuppofed to be venemous. 
The TAMO ATA pictur'd and defcribed by Pifofccms to 
be the fame with this filh. 
Another MAILED-FISH of the fame Species. 
The MAILED-FISH of Brafile. It hath a near re-^ 
femblance to the former $ from whence I have Nanvd it. 
I find it no where defcrib'd. Tis ? a foot long. His Head 
an inch and * long , and near as broad. On the hinder 
part of his Head he hath three Angles, one on each fide, 
and 
