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Specific chara&er, three fpines in the anus, and five in 
the back. There are eighteen rays in the' peftoral fin, 
fix in the ventral, twenty-four in the anal, twenty-fix in 
the tail, twenty-two in the dorfal. The body is covered 
with fcales, and is of a rhomboidal fhape. The head is 
green at top, at the fides filvery. The back is dark green, 
which declines to a fea-green on the fides, which colour 
towards the belly is loft in three bands; the interval be¬ 
tween thefe bands is white, and the belly yellow: The 
mouth is larger, and the teeth fmaller, than in mod of 
the fpecies. The eyes are large, round, and have a black 
pupil in the middle of ai red iris : below each eye are two 
little holes; The gill-covert confifts of two fmall laminae; 
the membrane is loofe., and lies near the aperture, which 
is wide. The peCtoral and ventral fins are yellow in 
the middle, violet towards the extremities ; the anal, 
tail, and dorfal, fins, have a green border. This is an 
American fifh; and grows to a confiderable fize. 
32. Chsetodon glaucus, or blue chetodon. The lateral 
line ftrait, and five fpines on the back, form the fpecific 
chatafiler. There are twelve rays in the peftoral fin, fix 
in the ventral, feventeen in the anal, twenty in the dorfal 
and tail. It is alfo peculiar to this fpecies, that the anal 
fin is entirely compofed of foft rays, and the ventral fins 
very final!. The body is long, and covered with fcales. 
The head fmall; the aperture of the mouth large. The 
eyes are fmall ; the pupil, which is black, is furrounded 
with a white iris. Between the eyes and mouth are four 
little holes. The branchial .membrane is loofe ; the aper¬ 
ture of the gills wide. The back and fides are blue as 
far as the lateral line, below which they are of a filvery 
whitenefs. There are fix fitort narrow black ftripes on 
the body. The peCtoral and ventral fins are yellowifh at 
bottom, blue towards the ends ; the others are blackifli, 
and end in long points. Found in the American feas. 
33. Chsetodon Plumieri, or Plumier’s chetodon. Its 
fpecific charafter is determined by two dorfal fins, and no 
fcales on the head. There are four rays in the membrane 
•of the gills, fourteen in the pedtoral fin, fix in the ven¬ 
tral, twenty-five in the anal, twelve in the tail, five in 
the firft dorfal, thirty-four in the fecond. The body is 
fliaped like a I'rftall fliield; it is ornamented with fix 
green bands, and covered above with lmali fcales. The 
head is fmall, brown above, white at the fides. The eyes 
are white inclining to orange : above them is an elevation, 
below which are two round apertures. The giil-covert 
is two final 1 laminae; and the membrane, which has broad 
rays, is loofe. The back is of a brownifh colour; the 
fides yellowifh, the belly white. The fins have no fcales; 
they are green, and have branched rays. This was firft 
found by Plunder, and retains his name. Native of the 
Eaft: Indies, and is good food. 
34. Chsetodon falcula, or fickle-banded chetodon. 
Specific character, two large black fickle-fhaped bands, 
edged with white, running down the back. There are 
fix rays in the membrane of the gills, fifteen in the pec¬ 
toral fin ; fix in the ventral, twenty-four in the anal, 
twenty in the tail, and thirtyrfeven in the dorfal. The 
head is lmali; the fnout almott like a trumpet; the orifice 
of the mouth is narrow, the teeth fmall ; the nolfrils fin- 
gie, and near the eyes ; the pupil is black, full, and fur- 
rounded with a narrow blue iris. This fifh has a broad 
black band going almoft round the head, and in this the 
eyes are placed ; this band is edged, on both fides, with a 
narrow itripe of white. The front gill-covert is like a 
fine favv ; tne hinder one is rounded off; and both are 
bounded by a black line. The fcales on the head and fins 
are fmall ; thofe on the body large ; they adhere firmly to 
the lkin, are toothed, and hard. The lateral line is near 
the back, and forms almoft a femi-circle. The peCtoral, 
ventral, and tail, fins, are ail covered with fcales, edged 
with black; their rays are branched. The regular brown 
bands which run down from the back, the edgings of the 
fcales, &c. have a very beautiful effeCt on the filvery 
ground. Round the tail, dofe to the trunk, is a broad black 
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band parallel with the edge of the fin ; and bordered top 
and bottom with white. This curious fpecies is found 
on the coaft of Coromandel, and is correCtly reprefented 
in the Chsetodon Plate IV. fig. 1. 
35. Chsetodon fetifer, or briftled chetodon: one long 
briltle, and a round black foot edged with white, in the 
dorfal fin, forms the fpecific character. There are fix 
rays in the membrane of the gills, fifteen in, the peCtoral 
fin, fix in the ventral, twenty-four in the anal, twenty in 
the tail, thirtyrfeven in the dorfal. The head is fmall ; 
tire Ihout thin and fhort : the aperture of the mouth is 
fmall ; the lips broad ; a black band, edged with white, 
goes round the head. The lateral line is arched; it is 
much . nearer the back than the belly. It has thirteen, 
prickly rays in the dorfalfin ; three in the anal, and one 
in the ventral. The body is covered with large, hard, 
jagged, fcales ; fomewhat refembling the quills of a por¬ 
cupine. The red ftripes which go in different directions 
acrofs the body have a fine effeCt on the ground colour, 
which is yellow. The fcales on the tail, anal, and dorfal, 
fins, make them very ftiff; they are decorated with a black 
border. This very lingular and elegant fifh is fliewn at 
fig. 2, of the above-mentioned engraving. 
36. Chsetodon ocellatus, the eye-banded chetodon. 
The fpecific character is, a black band over the e} e ; 
twelve fpines in the dorfal fin ; and a round black f’pot 
edged with white on the back. There are five rays in the 
membrane of the gills, fixteen in the peCtoral fin, fix in 
the ventral, twenty-two in the anal, eighteen in the tail, 
and thirty-four in the dorfal. The head and fins are co¬ 
vered' with fmall fcales ; thofe on the body are large. 
The gill-covert is a lingle plate, which is lhort, and of a 
golden colour ; the membrane is loofe. The back is 
brown ; the fides and belly white. The lateral line, con¬ 
trary to the direction of the other fpecies, goes ftrait from 
the upper end of the gill covert to the fpot on the dorfal 
fin, where it is loll, but appears, again on the oppofite fide 
of it, and then terminates in the middle of the tail. This 
fifh is found in the Eaft Indies. 
37. Chaetodon arcuatus, or bow-banded chetodon: five 
white arched bands on the body, and nine fpines in the 
dorfal fin, determine the fpecific charaCfer. The firft of 
the bands encircles the mouth ; thelaft the dorfal fin ; the 
reft pals over the body, very curioufly bent in the lhapeof 
a bow, which occaiioned Linnaeus to give it the name, 
arcuatus. There are fix rays in the membrane of the 
gills, fixteen in the peCtoral fin, fix in the ventral, 
twenty-five in the anal, fourteen in the tail, and forty- 
three in the dorfal. The head is large ; the eyes placed 
at top, and fmall; the pupil black, iris gold yeiiow. The 
aperture of the gills is wide, and at the covert there is a 
fpine. The lateral line is made up of white dots. The 
ground colour is brown, which towards the back inclines 
to black ; and looks as if covered with velvet, inlaid with 
ivory. This fpecies inhabits the feas of Brazil; and ac-. 
cording toMarcgrave grows only three or four inches long; 
but from Seb.Ts account it certainly attains a larger fize. 
38. Chaetodon Curagao, or the angel-fifh of Curagoa.. 
Specific character, two fpines in the anus, and thirteen 
in the back. There are twelve rays in the peCtoral fin ; 
fix in the ventral, fixteen in theanal and tail, and twenty- - 
five in the dorfal. The head is large, the jaws equal, 
and the lips ftrong; between which and the eyes are two 
little cylindrical holes on each fide. The iris of the eye 
is white edged with yeiiow, and the pupil is black. The 
gill-covert is broad, and violet-coloured. The back is 
bluifh; on the fides are three fpots, with filvery fcales 
edged with violet. The fins are yellow, with ramified 
rays ; the tail-fin is bifucated, the anal very ftrong. This 
fifh inhabits the waters of South America, eipecially 
about the ifland of Curagoa, whence the name. It is 
larger than molt of the fpecies ; the flefh is fat and well- 
tufted. 
39. Chsetodon faber, or the fmith. Specific character; 
body banded, the third fpine of the dorfal fin long. 
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