FISHES. THORACIC. 27. Chxtodon. 77s 
Body black ; tail white, entire ; dorfal fpmcs 9, the fira 
recumbent. 
Inhabits America ; fmall. , 
Before the dorfal fin a recumbent fpine ; ventral fins pmntea. 
Dorf. : pect. 16: vent. an. caud. 20 rays. 
Jus^ 
Tail forked with a fpine each fide ; body variegated with 
longitudinal lines ; dorfal fpines 9* 
Inhabits South America and India. 
Dorf. ji,: pett. 16: vent. \ an. S,; caud. 16 rays. 
Gold-greep ; the fcales coated with fmalRr ones. 
Inhabits America and the Wejt Indian iflands. 
large, pupil black, iris golden; vepr fpmous ; 
dor/al IhiL 3, and 3 before the anal, both thefe blue, 
endine in red, and fomewhat falcatfe; hod;, green; pedoral, 
ventral and rounded caudal golden-yellow. Nat. Mtjcel. 
tab. 275. 
'‘Mus. Tail fubbifid ; dorfal fpines 9 ; gill-membrane 
^ InhSs the anS p4-ceans; body comped ob^ 
ovate, coated with fmaU imbricate fcales, pale greemfh-afh 
//S' on S* 1;"^ .bouc , - ra-yJ-7 ■. ir r 
Ihort, hound svith a frenum and with the pala e imooth , 
sill-cover of 2 pieces ; fns. greemfli ; ventral whitilh , tail 
with a fpine each fide. j .a 
Dorf. : pect. 18: vent. \ : an. caud. 16 ray . 
Tail entire ; dorfal fpines ii, the fourth filiform and very 
InSs India: grow.s to 25 pounds sveight ; body filVery 
with 2 brown bands, and coated with larger leaks towards 
the tail ; flefh good. 
Head with a brown fpot above and another before the eyes ; 
tyci round, iris hlueifh ■, jams equal ; gill-cover of 
wveririg the membrane ; lateral line arched; r-r” ^ . 
the middle; rays of the fins moftly branched, (at- 
truncate. ^ 
Dorf pea. iGi vent.',: an. caud. ib rays, 
Dorfal fpines u i body with numerous black fpots ; tail 
entire. 
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