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N o . C X L I I .
S comber pin n u lis unilis sexdecem, supra iu jra q u e; cauda profunde bifida, fa lc a ta ; corpore
squamis orbicttlatis; radiis aliquot p in n a dorsalis analisque longiorihus, f alcalis ; spina an-
trorsum speclans ante pinnam dorsalem.
T h e S comber with sixteen pinnulæ, above and below ; a d eeply divided, falcate tail ; the
body covered with orbicular scales, some longer falcate rays in the dorsal and anal fin ;
a spine pointing forward in front of the dorsal fin.
Called b y the Natives B o t l a P a r a h .
JS. viii. D . 1 .2 3 . p . i s . E. 6. A . 2 . T 2 . C. 24,
T h e body oblong-ovate, compressed, covered with small orbicular scales, imbricate, tenacious.
The bead small, obtuse, compressed, without scales ; the front declivous, carinate ; the rostrum very obtuse ;
the mouth low, small, a little oblique; the lips simple. The lower jaw much shorter than the upper; in the
fore part of each is a cluster of small teeth, which to the finger feels like a file, the rest of the teeth very minute,
irregular. T he tongue roundish, smooth ; the palate tuberculate.
The eyes middle, large, orbicular; nostrils double, close, oval, the posterior b , much the largest. The
opercula rounded without scales. The branchial membrane with eight rays.
The Innib. The back and breast carinate; the lateral line nearly middle at its beginning, bends at first
gently over the pectoral fin, and then runs straight to Its termination. The anus middle.
T he fins. Before the dorsal there is a recumbent spine pointing forward as in No. CXXXVIII. The first
dorsal consists of six spines in a groove, diverging when raised ; the second dorsal like the second anal. Is distinguished
by the extreme length of the first three ramous rays, forming a long falcate tail ; the plnnute m
both alike ; a two-spine fin before the anal ; the caudal more falcate than in the last, and the upper lobe
The colour. The upper part of the head a dull leaden, the rest white. The back at first like the head, shades
off to a light colour, with a tinge of yellow. The abdomen a yellowish white. Four large, dark leaden, oval
spots, above the lateral line. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins yellowish, but the interior falcate edges blackish.
The pectoral yellow; the ventral light coloured.
Lengtb, one foot seven inches.
N o . G X L I I I .
S c o m b e r pinnulis dorsalibus tredecem, sex unitis, septem distinctis ; cauda bijurca ; corpore
lanceolato, squamoso; linea lateralispinosa.
T h e S c o m b e r w i th th ir teen dorsal p in n u læ , s ix u n ite d , an d s e v e n d is tin c t ; a lan c e o la te ,
squ am ou s , b o d y ; an d a p r i c k ly lateral lin e .
C a lled by th e N a t iv e s W o r a g o o . 7__ 2_
B. vi. D. 7 . 14. P. 18. V. 6. A. 2. 12. C. 20.
T h e body lanceolate, the scales very small. The head, mouth, tongue, and teeth, as described in the first species
of this genus. The nostrils divided by a valve. The branchial membrane has six rays only. The back and
breast, as usual, carinate; the abdomen rather flat; the tail near the fin remarkably small and round. The
lateral line differs from all the preceding species: after forming a short smooth arch at its rise, it becomes
straight and carinate, with uncommon prickly, oblique branches going off on each side. The anus middle.
Theyîjij. The first dorsal consists of seven slender spinous rays, the first spine half the length of the second, tlic
other five declining ; the second fin has nine ramous rays united with six pinnulæ ; behind which are six or seven
distinct pinnulæ. The pectoral fin very long and falcate; the second anal, in shape like the dorsal, has six
ramous rays, united with six pinnulæ ; behind which are five distinct pinnulæ. The caudal fin bifid.
T he colour. The upper part of the head and back, a dark green ; a large spot of liglit yellow behind the
orbit; a smaller of a beautiful changeable colour, on the upper edge of the last operculum; the rest of the fish
pearl-white. The dorsal fins the colour of the back ; the pinnulæ yellowish ; the pectoral yellow : the ventral
and anal light, glassy ; the caudal yellowish, with a dusky margin.
Length, eleven inches.
No. CXLIV.
Scomber pinnulis dorsalihus unitis undecem, seu duodecem; cauda profunde bifida, lobis lanceolalis
; corpore lato-ovato, srptamoso ; spina recumbens horizonlalis ante pinnam primam dorsi.
T h e Scomber with eleven, or twelve, dorsal, united p in n u læ ; a tail deeply bifid; the
lobes lanceolate; the body broad-ovate, squamous; an horizontal couched spine before
the first dorsal fin.
Called b y the Natives G undi P a rah .
D . 8. 2 1 . P. IS. V. 6. A. 2 . 1 8 . C. 2 2.
T h e body broad-ovate, compressed, covered with small, orbicular scales, close, tenacious.
The head large, more declivous and less sharp than in any of the foregoing species; without scales, the first
lamina of the opercula excepted ; the front carinate, the rostru:ii obtuse. The mouth situated low, hardly
oblique, large; lips thin ; jaws extractile, nearly equal. The teeth in the under jaw and forepart of the upjier,
larger than usual in this genus, conical, a little curve: the rest small, but not aceróse. The tongue ovate,
scabrous, loose; the palate wide, roughish. The eyes middle, near the rostrum, large, round, not protuberant.
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