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a Species of Chcetodon. 
These tumours are spongy, and so soft as to be easily cut 
with a knife ; they were filled with oil. 
The air-bladder is very large, for the size of the fish, pro- 
bably to counteract the weight of the bony matter in the 
skeleton. 
It is generally caught near the shore, where there are sea- 
weeds, and the Malays say it is a dull swimmer. 
Tab. V. Represents the fish herein described. 
Tab. VI. The skeleton of the same. 
MDCCXCIII. 
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