9. 
SCORPAINA MILES. 


Order, ‘THORACIC. 
Native Name, co R Qe - Ratroo Gint Mana—Great Rep Fire. 
S. MILES. Spines round the eyes, and partially on the lateral line 
near the head. 
Branchiostegous rays 6. Dorsal 33, thirteen spinous. Pectoral 14. Ventral 6, 
one spinous. Anal 9, three spinous. Caudal 12. Head large, with six 
cirri on the gills. Pectoral fin, with large irregular black spots. Ventral, 
anal, dorsal, and caudal fins, with small black spots. 

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Tur Ratoo Gini Maha of the Cingalese inhabits rocky situations, 
and is described as a most voracious animal. The native fishers differ 
| in opinion with regard to ‘ts wholesomeness as an article of food. 
| The Scorpena Miles, independently of colour, differs from 8. volitans 
| (plate 1,) in the length of the pectoral fins, which, in the former, are 
ii not so long as the body,—in the cirri on the top of the head, and in the 
formation of the membranes of the pectoral fins, which, though in this 
animal they are more united, are certainly not sufficiently proportioned 
to the body to admit of volitation. 
Figure—Two-thirds the natural size of the Specimen. 


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