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THE 
BEARDED LONCHIURUS. 
Generic Character. 
Ventral Fins feparate: Caudal Fin lanceolate. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Brown LONCHIURUS with two cirri or beards 
under the chin. 
The Lancet-Tail, or Bearded LONCHIURUS. 
The bearded Lonchiurus is a native of Surinam, 
where it is generally found in rivers. It feldom ex¬ 
ceeds the length of about ten inches, and is of a 
brown color, deeper or lighter in different indi¬ 
viduals. 
