THE 
HARLEQUIN LOPHIUS. 
Generic Character. 
Head (and body in moft fpecies) deprcfTed. 
Eyes vertical. 
Teeth numerous, minute, fliarp. 
Body deftitute of fcales. 
Shape uncouth. 
Specific Character, &c. 
YELLOWISH LOPHIUS, with comprefled tu¬ 
mid body, variegated with irregular blackifli 
The SPOTTED FROG-FISH. 
The HARLEQUIN FROG-FISH. 
The fhape of this animal is fo highly Angular as 
to refemble at firft view fonie fanciful produdtion 
of the pencil rather than any real cxiftence. It is a 
native of the South-American ocean, and is chiefly 
found near the coafls of Brafil. The lengthened 
procefTes on the head are of a very peculiar and un- 
ufual ftrudlure, and their ufe is not perfectly clear. 
The 
