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lanceolated, fixed under the covers of the gills, and 
have 17 rays. The ventral fins have 10 or ri rays, 
and are placed in the middle of the belly, and under 
the dorfal fin. The anal fin confifts of eight branched 
ftrong rays. The tail is fomewhat forked or concave, 
and confifts of feventeen rays. 
I have been as circumftantial as pofiible in de- 
fcribing this new fpecies, and join here, together 
with a drawing [See Tab. VI.], a Latin fcientific 
defcription of the fame. 
I am, 
With the trueft regard,, 
Dear Sir, 
Your moft obedient, 
humble fervants, 
Jn° Reinhold Forfter, 
N° 2. Somerfet Scab!e*yard, Strand, 
January 12, 1772. 
Kut» 
