7»2 FISHES. THORACIC. 27. Chretodon, 
SekaTf T^il with a bony ridge each fide in a red cavity. 
Inhabits deep waters of the Arabian {bores ; about 3 
long ; body oval, brown, with longitudinal violet lin*^*> 
neath whitifli ; refembles Ch. lineatus. 
Jlcad fcaly ; teeth contiguous, crenate, in one row 5 
equal; gilUover entire ■, lateral line obfolete ; Jim 
ceous, violet ; peBoral with a yellow fpot ; tail trunca^^ 
the middle, the incurved angles twice as long. 
39* p^t:t, 17: vent an, caud, r6 rays. 
!>’isrofu/r Black-brown ; tail 2-Iobed with a recumbent fpinc 
cwi. fide. ^ 
?. Black ; bafe of the tail violet, 
Inhabits deep waters of Arabia; 5 inches long, 2) longe'''. 
lirlf fpine of the and anal fins covered by the v 
hirjder edge of the whitillt, the lobes falcate, lateral >P' 
fpear-fubulate, and may be erefted from the cavity. 
33 : 15 : vent. 6 : an. b6 ; caud. 16 rays. 
Bija/dqtus Tail bifid, yellow ; head wdth 2 black bands. 
Inhabits Arabia ; body filverj^, oblong-oval. ^ 
Crezyra wrinkled ; iris filvery ; jaws full of hemifpherical 
lofitics ; tipper lip longer ; anterior gill-cover ferrate bel'^,^, 
pofterior with a bony point behind ; veniral fins black i u, 
fal and caudal yellow ; peUoral half yellow, half whh^’ 
teral line curved, near the back. 
Dorf . ;; ; peEl. i6 ; vent. ’ : an. 7^ : caud. 17 rays. 
Picius. Whitilh with oblique violet lines; eyes and tail w’i'*' 
black band. ^ 
, Inhabits Arabia : nearly rcftangular ; fcalcs broad, lerrat^f 
hquely imbricate : violet lines j8. ;,»/ 
Crown with 5 tranfverfe tawny lines; /nout prominent; ^ 
equal; lateral line curved; dor/al fin black, rouod':^!,*, 
hind ; tfli/ truncate, with a golden crefeent in the 
edged with brown. 
Zi. J : p. 16 : ti. I : a, 23 rays. 
