THE 
ROSTRATED GYMNOTUS. 
Generic Character. 
Head furnished with lateral opercula. 
Two Tentacula at the upper lip. 
Eyes covered by the common skin. 
Branchiostegous membrane five-rayed. 
Body compressed, and carinated by a fin beneath. 
Specific Character, &c. 
GYMNOTUS with subulate snout, and anal fin 
shorter than the caudal. 
Long-snouted GYMNOTUS. 
The Gymnotus I'ostratus is an inhabitant of the 
Indian and American seas, and is nearly two feet in 
length : its usual colour is a pale rufous yellow, va¬ 
riegated with small brown spots. 
