844 FISHES. ABDOMINAL. 43. Tcuthie. 
Snout compreffed, ftraight, a little recurved at the end, 
Md halt as long as the Body ; ferrate dorfal ray reachiTO - 
far as the middle of the tail, toothed more than half 
with a double row of Ipines. 
I>orf. 2 , 6 : pcEl. — : vent. — : an, — ; caud. 9 rays* 
Jmherhis. Gill-covers with 2 fpines on the hind-part. 
Inhabits Japan: about 6 inches long; body funnel-M*^’ 
reddilh, coated with fcales. ., 
Head dcprelTed ; eyes large, approximate ; jaws without 
jins varied with black and white ; tail rounded. 
4s • ptEi. 20: vent, 6 : an. to : caud, 13 rays. 
13* TEUTHIS. Head truncate on the 
part: gill-membrane 5 -rayed: 
equal, rigid, approximate^ in a hf’o 
row. 
Hepatus. Each fide the tail a recumbent moveable fpine. 
Inhabits Carolina and Ambeina : body blueifh, back 
X tail varied with whitilh and black. " 
Head very much Hoping ; fpines near the tail, ftrong, fut"^* ’ 
and hid in a groove when recumbent ; tail even. 
Horf, : pea. 16 : vent. ‘ : an, ; caud. — rays. 
Java. Tail unarmed. 
Inhabits 7 <^a .• body with longitudinal blackifh (pots. 
^ irlt and laft rays of the ventral fins fpinous ; tail lunate* 
HotJ. ; pect. JS ; vent, * : an. : caud. rays. 
44. LORlCAKl^' 
