

11. 
ACANTHURUS HIRUDO. 
Order, 'THoracic. 
Native Name, 2" 0 FD Kara HaMoowau. 
A. mirupo. Body strongly marked with five black stripes, three of them 
resembling leeches. 
Branchiostegous rays 2. Dorsal32, nine spinous, Pectorall4. Ventral 6, 
one spinous, Anal 23, three spinous. Caudal 16. Lateral line much 
curved, and armed near the caudal fin with a sharp spine. 
Tne Kara Hamoowah of the Cingalese inhabits rocky situations. 
It seldom exceeds eleven or twelve inches in length, and is esteemed 
wholesome by the Cingalese. ‘Ihe sharp spine, horizontally situated 
near the caudal fin, and pointing towards the head of the animal, 
can be raised or depressed at pleasure; but, when recumbent, it is 
scarcely visible to the naked eye. 
Figure—The natural size of the Specimen. 
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