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No. LX X X I.
C h j!T 0 D0N cauda in te g ra ; spinis dorsalibus o cto; fa s c ia lata, rubra, in p in n a dorsi, ani,
caudaque.
T h e C h a t o d o n w i th a n u n d iv id e d tail ; e ig h t d o rsal s p in e s ; th e d o rsa l, a n a l, a n d c audal
lin s d is tin g u ish e d b y a b ro ad , red , b a n d .
C alled also T e e l a . B.
B . v i. D . so'. P . 1 6 . F .T . a . 2 5 . C. 1 8 .
T h is species agreeing in most circumstances, excepting colour, with the one last described, may perhaps be
reckoned only a v a r ie ty ; the variation however was found to be constant. T h e form o f the body more
rhombic; the teeth, as in the La tte, regular, setaceous, without the curve teeth in the upper jaw , as in the last
species: the fins less squamous, but in like manner remain expanded after death.
T h e general colour silvery without spots; the lips and iris r ed ; the membrane o f the dorsal spines, and the
pectoral fin slightly tinged with the same colour, hut the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins distinguished b y a
broad band o f deep red, on both sides.
ten inches. r e M.ARKS.
T h e last two fish, though o f inferior quality to the Pomfrets, are superior in quality to No. L X X V I I I . and
L X X IX . T h e latter, indeed, is sometimes brought under the name T e r la , and the names o f the three species
are often confounded b y the fishermen.
No. LX X X II.
C h /e t o d o n cauda lu n a ta ; spinis dorsalibus novem; acideo mobile in sulco, a d caudam
utrinque.
T h e G ha stod o n w i th a lu n a te t a i l ; n in e sp in e s in th e d o rsa l fin ; a n d a m o v ea b le sp in e
in a g ro o v e, o n e a ch s id e o f th e tail.
Chatodon JJigrofuscus, Forskal p . 6 4 ?
Called b y t h e N a tiv e s M a t a .
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B . iv . D . 5A. P . n . V. 6 . A. 26. C. \%.
T h e body perfectly ovate, much compressed, rough to the finger, but smooth to the e y e ; covered with very
minute, oblong, tenacious scales, which are not, as in the preceding species, continued on the fins.
T h e W large, much compressed, the front declivous, but not so abrupt as in the former species, naked, yet
to the touch roughish. T h e mouth nearer the b e lly than the back, small, terminal, horizontal; lips thin.
Jaws o f equal length, extractile. Teeth in a regular row, strong, though short, a little curve, fixed, yellow.
T on gu e short, small, white, tied. Palate smooth. T h e eyes high, large, round, nearer the opercula tlian the
front. Nostrils near the,orbit, close to each other, v ery small, round, the anterior largest. T h e opercula
without scales, but roughish like the face. T h e brancliial membrane concealed; the aperture semicircular.
T lie trunk. T h e back and belly arched and carinate. T h e sides and tail compressed. T h e lateral line
high, not so much arched as the back, but descending obliquely to the narrow part o f the tail, is continued
waving to the root o f the fin.
T h e anus nearly middle.
On each side o f the tail where narrowest, there is an oval groove, tinged y e llow on the inside, in which is
lodged a moveable spine, the anterior point a little curve, the other point straight ; it is furnished with a
black sheath, moves as on a pivot, and, when raised, tiie curve point is turned foreward.
T h e Jins. T h e dorsal and anal long, and both, especially the last, regularly assurgent; the pectoral low,
broad, pointed above, declivous; the ventral contiguous, pointed in the middle. T h e caudal lunate.
T h e colour generally a shining black, streaked on the head and several parts o f the body with longitudinal
lines o f very dark blue.
T h e dorsal and anal membranes are leathery, resembling a bat’s wing; the points o f tlie spines white.
Indies. Lines.
T h e length from the rostrum to the caudal fin - - - 9 o
o f the longest rays o f ditto
Greatest breadth o f the body - - -
T h e y are sometimes brought double the size o f the subject described, but seldom appear a t the European
tables, though a very white, firm, and palatable fish. T h e crescent shape o f the tail distinguishes it from
the Chatodon Nigricans of Linnaus,
No. LXX XIII.
Ch.£T0 D0N cauda sub-arcuata; spinis pinna! dorsi tredecem ; fa sc ia nigrante a d fa c iem ;
corpore lineis obliquis Juscis striato.
T h e C h a s to d o n w ith a tail s lig litly a rch ed ; th ir te e n dorsal s p in e s ; a b la c k ish b a n d cross
th e f a c e ; an d tlie b o d y va rieg a ted witli o b liq u e y e llow ish lin e s.
Chatodon vagabundusP L in n . S. M. p . 1 65.
Called b y th e N a tiv e s P a in a h .
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B . V. D . 37. P. 16. V. 6. A . 19. C. 16.
T he body. This species in its form resembles many others o f the genus, but the scales are uncommonly large,
and the head and opercula are squamous, as well as the trunk and fins.
T h e bead small, much compressed, with a short, blunt, ros trum: the scales smaller than on the trunk.
T h e mouth projects more than any o f the preceding, but the wide lips. jaws, setaceous teeth, tongue, and
palate are as usual in the genus. T h e opercula squamous, and cover, without hiding, the branchial
membrane.
T h e trunk. T h e back assurgent from the vertex, then a rched ; the breast and belly are carinate like the
back, but less arched; the sides and tail much compressed. T h e lateral line forms a high arch and terminates,
as in the last fish, at the upper edge o f the tail. T h e anus middle.
T h e fins. T h e spinous part o f the dorsal possesses the ridge o f the back, the soft part, the d ecliv ity; both