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very taper towards the Tail 5 and, from being com- 
preflfed to 10 Inches Thicknefs, becomes near the Tail 
almoft round, and about 3 Inches thick. The whole 
Shape of this Filh much refembles.the Sea-bream' 5 but 
it differs in Size, being much larger, and ih not having 
Teeth nor Seales. The Fin handing Crcd on the 
Back, has fom z Acilh i next the Neck, and rifes up 
8 Inches; but in the Middle diminifhes to 1 Inch; 
and near the Tail rifes again to about 3 Inches. 
The Belly-Fin oppofite to this fpreads 3 Indies near 
the Tail, and diminifhes towards the Vent. The 
Tail-Fin is forked, and fpreads 12 Inches. . The Gill- 
Fin's are o Inches long, and 3 wide at- their- Bafts. 
-The 2 Belly-Fins were 11 Inches long, and 3. wide 
at their Bafis. It feems to me to be a new Species of 
Fifh, not yet defcribed by any Author. 
The black Prince, and his Couiin, from Anama- 
boe on the Coaft of Guinea , and Mr. Creighton , 
formerly Governor of Capo' Cor Jo Cajtle , upon feeing 
this Fifh immediately knew ir, and laid it was com- 
mon on that Coafi, and is very good to cat. The 
Natives call it Opah , and the Enghfh there call it 
the King-fijh. I fhall therefore retain the Guinea 
Name, with thefeCharacteriftics; Opah Guinienfium 
eft pifeis ojfeus , non fquammo/us , edentulus ; habens 
■unicam in dorfo pinnam anterius aculeatam , pone 
branchias par pinnarum , in medio -ventre par pm - 
narum , ad pojlicam ventris partem unicam pinnam> 
caudam forcipatam. 
Mr. Bigland fay*-, that, upon opening of it, all 
its Bow T els would have gone into a Quart-Mug; that 
the Flefh of the fore Part was firm, and look’d like 
Beef, and the hinder Part like fine Veal; that the 
Bones were like thofe of Quadrupeds; particularly 
the 
