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its various-colouredbands,' is a native oftheEaftlndies. It 
appears to be of the voracious kind by its mouth andteeth. 
9. Chtetodon guttatus, or the fpottfcd chetodon. Two 
fpines (the firft and laft rays) in the ventral fin form the 
fpecific character. There are fifteen rays in the mem¬ 
brane of the gills, fifteen in the pedtoral fin, five in the 
-ventral, fixteen in the tail, and anal, and twenty-three 
in the dorfal. The body is narrow, compared with the 
other fpecies, and covered with fmall fcales ; and the 
mouth is larger; the jaws are of an equal length, armed 
with fharp teeth ; the lips are ftrong, the upper moveable 
and confiding of two bones. The eyes are large and 
round, the pupil black, the iris deep yellow. The gill- 
covert is one thin long plate, under which the membrane 
lies concealed. The iides are grey towards the back, 
white towards the belly, and marked with round fpots of 
a reddifh-brpwn colour, which look like drops of water. 
The fins are without fcales, the pectoral yellowifh brown, 
the ventral grey, the tail yellowifh, the dorfal and anal 
dark grey. The rays of all the fins, except the fpecific 
fpines, are branched ; thofe of the tail have foine red- 
di(h-brown dots ; the dorfal has thirteen fpines, the anal 
feven. It is a native of Japan, defcribed only by Bloch, 
who calls it bandouliere tachetee. It is never caught but at 
the junftion of frefh water and fait, i. e. at the mouths of 
rivers and ftreams; it is a fcarce fifh, and delicate eating; 
the prick of its fpines is very painful. 
10. Chsstodon paru, or variegated angel-fifh ; the fpe¬ 
cific character of which is known by twelve fpines in 
the dorfal fin, and five in the anal. There are four¬ 
teen ray's in the pedloral fin, fix in the ventral, and 
fifteen in the tail. The head is fmall; the aperture of 
the mouth fomewhat wider than in many of tire other 
fpecies; the lower jaw is protruded beyond the upper'; 
snd both are armed with teeth; the upper lip confifts of 
two long, narrow, thin, bones. The eyes are fmall, with 
a blqck pupil inclofed in a golden iris. The noftrils are 
juft below the eyes, the gill-covert confifts of two plates, 
and ends in a ftrong fpine below ; the head and breaft 
are covered with fmall fcales; thofe on the reft of the 
body are large; and they are all edged with yellow; 
there is alfo a yellow fpot in front of the pedtoral fin. 
The ground-colour of the fifh is entirely black ; and it 
- is only on the fides, where the filvery fcales hardly cover 
it, that the black appears through, and makes a grey 
colour. This fifh is a native of America ; it is found at 
Brafil and Jamaica, where its flefli is eaten. 
11. Chastodon pavo, or peacock chetodon; in which 
its lengthened body, and fourteen fpines in the dorfal 
fin, make up the fpecific charadler. There are four rays 
in the membrane of the gills, fifteen in the pedloral fin, 
fix in the ventral, feventeen in the anal, fixteen in the 
tail, and twenty-feven in the dorfal. The head is large; 
mouth fmall; jaws armed with fmall teeth, and the lips 
hard ; above thefe are the noftrils, double and round ; 
between which and the eyes are fome faint blue lines. 
The pupil of the eye is black ; the iris of a greenifh white. 
Behind the eyes, and near the beginning of the lateral 
line, is a round blue fpot. The head and breaft are of a 
yellowifh brown colour, marked with bright blue fpots. 
The gill-covert is one fingle plate, with a large aperture. 
The whole body is fpread with various colour, which are 
intermixed fo agreeably as to referable a peacock’s tail. 
It is a native of the Ealt Indies, and is defcribed only by 
Bloch, who, from it beautiful colours, calls it, paon de 
. i'Inde, the Indian peacock. 
12. Chaetodon tricolor, or three-coloured chetodon. 
Its three diflimff colours, and along fpine at the gill-co¬ 
vert, form its fpecific charafter. There are fix rays in 
the membrane of the gills, twelve in the pectoral fin, 
fix in the ventral, twenty-one in the anal, fifteen in the 
tail, and thirty-three in the dorfal. This very fingular 
fpecies is reprefented in the Chaetodon Plate II. The 
head and mouth are fmall; the noftrils double; the gill- 
coverts and fins are edged with red, the mouth with 
Black; the head, breaft, belly, and fins, are yellow} 
O D O N. 
from the fhoulders to the tail it Is entirely black; the 
pupil of the eye is black; with an iris-of a beautiful 
gold-colour. The gill-covert is rounded before, and 
jagged behind; the aperture is wide, and the membrane 
covered; the back is fharp, and the belly rounded. 
The fcales are hard, jagged, ftrongly attached to the 
fkin, and like the fins, edged with red. The dorfal and 
anal fins are fo covered with fcales as to be quite lliff; the 
anal has three fpines, the dorfal fourteen. This curious 
fifh is found in the Brafilian fea, wljere prince Maurice 
made his drawing on the fpot, from whence the annexed 
engraving is copied; it is alfo known in Cuba and at 
Guadaloupe; where it grows to two feet long. 
13. Chsetodon maculatus, or fpangled chetodon. 
Eighteen prickles in the dorfal fin, and twelve in the 
anal, form its fpecific character. There are fix rays in 
the membrane of the gills, fixteen in the pectoral fin, 
thirteen in the ventral, twenty in the anal and tail, and 
twenty-fix in the dorfal. This fpecies is alfo diflinguifh- 
ed by being fmaller, the body more flattened, the fcales 
fofter, and fhining like gold fpangles. Thefe fifties a- 
bound on the coaft of Coromandel, and in the frelh wa¬ 
ters of Surinam; they are very full of bones, and there¬ 
fore feldom eaten except by the negroes. The head is 
fmall and blunt; the bones of the lips narrow; the teeth 
like briftles; the noftrils fingle, and near the eyes. 
The pupil of the eye is black, with double irid’es, a nar¬ 
row one which is yellow,and abroaderone which isbrown, 
14. Chaetodon macrolepidotus, or chetodon with en¬ 
larged fcales. Two broad ftripes on the body extending 
to the fins, the fin of the tail ftraight, and the fourth 
ray of the dorfal fin very long, like a hair or firing, 
form its fpecific charafiler. There are fixteen rays in the 
pedtoral fin, fix in the ventral, twenty-four in the anal, 
eighteen in the tail, and thirty-four in the dorfal. The 
head is fmall; the jaws of .equal length; the eyes round, 
with a black pupil and bluifh iris; below which there 
are two little apertures; above the eyes is a brown fpot, 
and below them another of the fame colour. The gill- 
covert is fingle ; the aperture is wide, and the membrane 
lies hid under the covert. ■ The fcales on the head are 
fmall; but they advance in fize from the head to the 
tail, where they are confiderfibly enlarged. The brown 
ftripes on a filver ground have a very pretty effedt. The 
dorfal fin has eleven fliff rays, the anal three, the ven¬ 
tral one ; the other rays are branched. This beautiful 
fifh haunts the Eaft-Indian feas; it grows to a large fize, 
fometimes weighing twenty-five pounds. It is fat and 
well-flavoured, tailing like the foie. 
15. Chaetodon cornutus, the fea heron, or horned che¬ 
todon. Its fpecific character confifts in the mouth be¬ 
ing in the^form of a cylinder, the tail crefcent-fhaped, 
and the third ray of the dorfal fin very long, like a horn. 
There are four rays in the membrane of the gills, eigh¬ 
teen in the pedtoral fin, fix in the ventral, thirty-two 
in the anal, and forty-five in the dorfal. The body is 
thin, and covered with very fmall fcales. The jaws are 
of equal length, with two rows of teeth.- The eyes are 
very near the top of the head ; and below them are four 
little apertures. The gill-covert is fingle, and round; 
the aperture is wide, and the membrane lies concealed. 
The white ground of the body is relieved by black bands: 
the upper band, which pafles over the eye, is divided, 
in fome fubjedts, by a light ftroke: this occafional varia¬ 
tion has occafioned fome to make two fpecies of it. The 
dorfal fin has twelve fliff rays. It is an Eaft Indian fifh ; 
and, according to Valentine, the flefli is good food. 
16. Choetodon unimaculatus, or one-fpotted cheto¬ 
don : the fingle black fpot on the lateral line, and thir¬ 
teen fpines in the dorfal fin, conftitute its fpecific charac¬ 
ter. There are fourteen rays in the pedtoral fin, fix in 
the ventral, twenty-three in the anal, fixteen in the tail, 
thirty-five in the dorfal. The head is fmall, and a black 
band pafles over the eye. The jaws are of equal length; 
and the noftrils are near the eyes. The pupil is black, 
furrounded by a white line, and a brown iris. The gill- 
covert 
