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LONGER SUNFISH. 
Orthagoriscus ohlongus, Bloch, Schneider. 
“ “ Yarrbll; Br. Fishes, vol. ii, p. 469. 
“ trimcatus, Fleming; Br. Animals, p. 175. 
” “ Donovan; PI. 41. 
Cephalus ohlongus, Cuviek. 
Although the Longer Sunfish is perhaps as widely distributed 
as the Shorter fish, for it is found at the Cape of Good Hope, 
it is far Ifom being equally common j as will appear from the 
brevity of our enumeration of the places where it has been 
met with. It was first made known as a British fish by Dr. 
Borlase, who has given a representation of one which was taken 
in Mount’s Bay; where two others were obtained in the year 
1855. One of large size is recorded as having been taken at 
Plymouth. Donovan’s specimen was caught in the Bristol 
Channel; and Mr. Dillwyn mentions it as washed on shore at 
Swansea. Two or three have been procured in Ireland, and 
from the evidence of Dr. Deguid there is reason to suppose 
it has occurred in Orkney. An example had wandered into 
the newly-made lock of the canal at Charlston, in Cornwall, 
and it was secured for the museum of the Koyal Institution 
of Cornwall at Truro. It is from this our figure and decription 
have been derived; but of the habits of the species little seems 
to be known except that it does not shew itself basking on 
the surface like the wider fish, and that crustacean animals 
have been found in its stomach. 
The length of this example was twenty-two inches, and the 
depth about two and a half of the -length, but including the 
upright fins eleven inches and a half. Dimensions of the 
mouth small, with the appearance of a band or lip over it. 
Prom the snout to the eye two inches and three fourths, to 
the root of the pectoral fin eight inches and a half, the fin 
