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th r e e s tro n g , d is jo in e d tu b e rc le s . A n a lm o s t p a r a lle l r id g e , c om p o s ed also o f th r e e tu b e r c le s , which
a r e sm a lle r a u d u n ite d to g e th e r, p a sse s b a c kw a rd s from th e low e r p a r t o f th e o rb it, a n d is su c c e e d e d
by a tu b e r c le o n th e sh o u ld e r, which c om m en c e s t h e s lig h tly tu b e r c u la r la te r a l lin e . T h e c ir r i, vestiges
o f wh ich r em a in in th e s p e c im e n , a re “ fleshy, s ix p e n d e n t from th e low e r m a n d ib le , tw o u p o n the
u p p e r .”—C. T h e operculum h a s tw o rid g e s , o ne o f w h ich p a s s e s to its a n g l e ; th e o th e r to tlie p o in t
b e n e a th th e an g le o f th e praoperculum.
T h e b o d y in h e ig h t e x c e e d s o n e - fo u r th o f its le n g th . “ T h e b e lly is ve ry v e n tric o s e .” — C. I t
is c o v e re d th ro u g h o u t by a h is p id sk in , wh ich is ro u g h to tb e to u c h , a n d lia s no smooth spa c e wh a tev e r.
T h e p e c to ra l J in s a r e la rg e . T h e v e n tra ls , a t ta c h e d u n d e r th e com m e n c em e n t o f th e p e c to ra ls ,
a r e ex c e e d in g ly sh o rt, b u t r e a c h a s fa r a s th e v e n t, w h ich is p la c e d v e ry fo rw a rd , u n d e r th e m id d le o f
th e a n te r io r lobe o f th e d o rs a l fin. T h e d o rs a l fm is co n s id e rab ly e x p a n d e d , a n d is so d e e p ly divided
as to g iv e it a lm o s t th e a p p e a ra n c e o f tw o d is tin c t fins. T h e a n a l fin is som ew h a t m o re e x p a n d e d
th a n th e d o r s a l; i t c om m en c e s c o n s id e ra b ly b e h in d th e v e n t. T h e c a n d a l is la rg e , a n d ap p a re n tly
n e a r ly s q u a re a t its ex trem ity .
I u th e sp e c im e n p r e s e rv e d in sp ir it, th e g ro u n d c o lo u r e x h ib its a tin g e o f r e d . S lig h t tr a c e s o f
b row n is li c lo u d s a p p e a r o n th e s id e . T h e d o rs a l a n d a n a l fins a re ir r e g u la r ly b lo tc h e d w ith d a rk e r
b row n , th e l a t t e r ch ie fly tow a rd s its m a rg in , w h e re th e b a n d s a re som ew h a t o b liq u e . T h e p e c to ra l
fin is so d e e p ly c o lo u re d a s to a p p e a r a lm o s t b la c k , with a few p a le r sp a c e s, a n d a b lu is h ca.st
in th e m id d le .
O f its co lo u rs w h e n r e c e n t, n o n o tic e o c c u r s in th e n o te s o f M r . Collie , e x c e p t th a t its " i r i s
is b ro n z e d .”— C. T h e no te s o f th a t g e n tlem a n fu rn ish , h ow ev e r, th e follow in g a n a tom ic a l p a r tic u la r s :
“ A ir -b la d d e r w an tin g .
“ S tom a c h , a la rg e m em b ra n o u s sa c .
“ Cceca s e v e ra l, v e n tr ic o s e .
“ L iv e r o f a l ig h t c lay -co lo u r.
“ In te s t in a l c a n a l sh o r t.”
M r . Collie a lso inform s u s t h a t th e y we re “ n o t n um e ro u s .” T h ey w e re “ c a u g h t in th e s e in e .”— C.
O n ly o ne sp e c im e n w a s p re s e rv e d , whicli is n ow in th e B r itis h M u s e um . I t s len g th is n e a rly
s ix in c h e s . O n th is in d iv id u a l, w h ic h , a lth o u g h in sp ir it, is n o t in ve ry goo d c o n d itio n , was fo u n d ed th e
B le p s ia s bilobus o f M M . C u v ie r a n d V a le n c ie n n e s , by th e l a t t e r o f whom i t w a s d e s c rib e d on h is
v is it to L o n d o n in th e sp rin g o f 1829. O u r d e s c r ip tio n a n d fig u re r e s t o n th e s am e spe c imen.
F rom th e B le p s ia s trilobus th e P e ro p u s bilobus is r e a d ily d is tin g u ish a b le , n o t m e re ly by its g en e ric
m a rk s , b u t a lso b y i t s g r e a te r b re a d th , a n d th e u n iv e r s a l ro u g h n e s s o f its skin.
F am. C H oE T O D O N T IM .
C h A IT O D O N S T R IG A N G U L U S . Soh MSS.
C h a t. caruUscens; fa s c ia oculari nigr& Jlavo maryinat&; strigis corporis numcrosis, Iransversis, in medio antrorsum
D . “ . A . G .1 6 . P . 16 . r . J .
P LA T E X V II. F IG . 2 .
H a b . in Oceano Pacifico Australi e t Ma ri Indico.
O u r k n ow led g e o f th is sp e c ie s, as co lle c ted b y th e p r e s e n t e x p e d itio n , is lim ite d to a d r aw in g o f
i t p re s e rv e d b y M r . Sm y th , w h ich is s ta te d to b e tw o - th ird s o f th e n a tu r a l size. On com p a rin g th is
d r aw in g with a d raw in g m a d e for S ir Jo s e p h B a n k s by th e d r a u g h tsm a n who a c com p an ied h im in
C a p ta in Co o k ’s f irs t v o y ag e o f disco v e ry , i t is e v id e n t th a t, n o tw ith s ta n d in g some triflin g d is c rep an c ie s ,
b o th a re ip te n d e d to re p r e s e n t th e s am e fish. W e h a v e c o n s e q u e n tly p re s e rv ed th e m a n u s c rip t n am e
a p p lie d to i t b y D r . S o lan d e r, whose n o te s in fo rm u s th a t is te rm e d b y th e n a tiv e s o f T a iti, P alahah,
P a ra h a k , a n d Parhahatharha. D r . S o la n d e r’s d e s c rip tio n , w h ich we h av e b e e n a llow ed to copy from
h i s M S S . (fo rm in g p a r t o f th e B a n k s ia u C o lle c tio n n ow in th e B ritish M u s eum ), is a s follows:
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