TORGOCH OF LLANBERRIS. 
26(S 
notice of specimens in our own possession, which were perfect 
in all respects except as regards their colour. 
The specimen from Avhich my description was taken measured 
in length eight inches and a half, the shape stout, and a larger 
individual of the length of a foot to the fork of the tail, was 
six inches and a half in girth in front of the dorsal fin. The 
head is stout and Avide over the top, forehead hlunt, jaAvs 
nearly equal, or with the lower slightly projecting. The gaim 
Avide and mouth capacious; intermaxillary bone Avith teeth laid 
in an arched order, those in the inystache thickly placed but 
slight, also round the palate, but none in the vomer; veil in 
front of the mouth above, and a slight one beloAv; roof of the 
palate arched over; fine teeth in the tongue; nostrils nearer the 
snout than to the eye, the anterior open and surrounded Avith 
a border of membrane, close behind it the fine pointed orifice 
of another. Eye rather large. The back rises gradually to 
the dorsal fin; scales very small; lateral line slightly raised, 
straight, the pores small and very numerous. All the fins have 
the membrane dense. The thickness of the body is carried 
back to the adipose fin, and more especially in the large example. 
Dorsal fin high, the rays fourteen, the fourth longest and two 
last united. The pectoral reaches three fourths of the distance 
to the ventrals, broad, Avith thirteen rays; anal fin eleven; 
ventral ten or eleven. Colour of the upper parts black, sides 
dark, thickly covered with Avhite spots, as Avere other examples; 
belly yellow, but in some a tinge of red, this colour seeming 
to haA'c vanished Irom the operation of spirit in Avhich they 
had been preserved. Upper ray ol the pectoral fin AA'hitish, and 
in a less degree the border; front border of the anal Avliito; 
ventrals Avith a tinge of orange; all besides dark. Air-bladder- 
large ; milt of small size. 
