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but whether with bones or cartilages, I could not learn. 
The body is large, thick, and roundifh, for a conlidera- 
ble diftance from the head, and then gradually grows 
fmaller, but at the fame time deeper, or becomes of an aci~ 
naciform lliape, to the point of the tail, which is rather 
blunt. There are many light-coloured fpots on the back 
and f des of the body, placed at conf derable diftances in 
irregular lines, but more numerous and difiinSt towards 
the tail. When the fiflr was fwimming, it meafured fx 
inches in depth near the middle, from the upper part of 
the back to the lower edge of the fin, and it could not 
be more than two inches broad on the back at that place. 
The whole body, from about four inches below the head, 
feems to be clearly diflinguiflied into four different lon- 
gitudinal parts or divifions. The upper part or back is 
roundifli, of a dark colour, and feparated from the other 
parts on each fide by the later alUnes\ which, taking their 
rife at the bafe of the head, juft above the pecftoral fins, 
run down the fides, gradually converging, as the fifli 
grows fmaller, to the tail, and make fo vifible a depref- 
fion or furrow in their courfe, as to diftinguifli this from 
the fecond part or divifion, which may be properly cal- 
led the body, or at leaft, appears to be the ftrong mufeu- 
lar part of the fifh. This fecond divifion is of a lighter 
and more clear blueifli colour than the upper or back 
part, and feems to fwell out fomewhat on each fide, from 
the depreffion of the lateral lines ; but, towards the lower 
or under part, is again contradted, or fharpened into the 
third part, or carina. This carina^ or heel, is very dif- 
tinguifiiable 
