AMPHIBIA NANTES. TETRAODON. 
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REMARKS. 
There was no appearance of the right eye ever having existed; but from the faint trace of an orbit, the defect 
was most probably a lusus naturae. I never met with a second subject. 
No. XXVII. 
Tetraodon varius, cor {tore oblongo, subtereti, mciculis rotundis, toto muricato; pinnis orbiculatis. 
The variegated Tetraodon, with an oblong, roundish, spotted, murexed body; the fins 
orbicular. 
Called by the natives Bondaroo Kappa. 
D. 10. P. is. V. o. A. 10. C. io. 
The body oblong roundish, compressed a little on the sides, every where armed with small prickles. 
The bead, thick, short, roundish; and the rostrum obtuse. The mouth higher than the pectoral fin; the 
lips thick, but readily expose the bony maxillae. The eyes low, or further from the vertex than usual in this 
genus, small, orbicular. No nostrils were found; but, about an inch from each orbit towards the rostrum, 
were two soft, oval, papillae of unequal size, joined together, without any visible aperture. 
The trunk. From the vertex to the dorsal fin the back is slightly convex: from that fin to the tail, it 
declines obliquely and rapidly; the sides are full, or convex; the breast and belly round and prominent, 
swelling, when inflated, to a monstrous size. There is no lateral line. The anus nearer the tail than 
the head. 
Tlvifms. The dorsal is distant from the head, but the anal is still more remote; the pectoral low, or near 
the abdomen; the caudal is the largest: all the fins are nearly orbicular. 
The colour. The upper part of the trunk very dark, or blackish, variegated with numerous round, light 
brown spots. The colour of the head is nearly that of the spots, variegated with lighter streaks. The spots 
on the caudal fin are like those of the back, on the other four fins they have a purple cast. 
Feet. Inches. Lines. 
The length of the subject, from the rostrum to the point of the caudal fin - l 3 6 
No. XXVIII. 
Tetraodon varius, maculis ovalibus, corpore oblongo-rotundo; ventricoso , toto muricato; cauda 
oblonga, rotundata. 
The variegated Tetraodon, with oval spots; the body oblong-rounded, universally 
murexed; the belly prominent; the tail oblong, rounded, 
Called by the Natives Calamarah Kappa. 
D. 10. P. 18. V. 0. A. 11. G. io. 
The body agrees nearly in form with the fish last described, but the belly being inflated, gives it still a more 
monstrous appearance; the skin is rather less hispid. 
The bead is longer, more compressed, but equally obtuse. The eyes are placed further back, near the vertex, 
large, and more prominent. There are no papillae in front, and no visible nostrils. 
