The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ^ is most complete. t Nothaving analysed this sub-family, I have thought it better to arrangethe genera by characters easily distinguishable, as in the present instance,without venturing to determine their natural succession, or analogical re-presentations. Amphiprion in its typical sub-genus, as well as Lobotes,appear chironectifoym types, from their vertical mouth ; and perhaps thewhole of these spine-cheeked genera correspond to the Triglidce, &c. — SCSlNINiE. 217 ^-.^^•S;^. Amphiprion Bloch. Obova
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ^ is most complete. t Nothaving analysed this sub-family, I have thought it better to arrangethe genera by characters easily distinguishable, as in the present instance,without venturing to determine their natural succession, or analogical re-presentations. Amphiprion in its typical sub-genus, as well as Lobotes,appear chironectifoym types, from their vertical mouth ; and perhaps thewhole of these spine-cheeked genera correspond to the Triglidce, &c. — SCSlNINiE. 217 ^-.^^•S;^. Amphiprion Bloch. Obovate ; the head and fore partsbeing broader andthicker than theposterior half; dor-sal more or lessemarginate; ventralfin nearly as largeas the pectoral; thepreoperculura andthe three plates ofthe operculum very ^gstrongly and re- ^markably serratedat their edges^ andgrooved on theirsurface ; the sub-orbital plates often spined; mouthsubvertical. * Caudal fin rounded. A. punicatus. Lesson. Atl. laticlavis. Cuv. pi. 132. fig. 25. fig. 3. * * Caudal slightly Lesson. Atl. pi. 28. fig. 3. Premnas Cuv. A very strong spine on the sub-orbitalplate; in other respects resembling Amphiprion;caudal fin rounded ; mouth small, semicinctus. Cuv. pi. 133. Pomacentrus Lac. {fig. 53.) Body oval; the profile ofthe head and thethroat equally cur-ved; mouth small;lips thick; eyes ra-ther large, very nearthe snout; teethcutting, emargin-ate in one or morerows ; anal mo-derate ; pectoral rounded; caudal slightly forked; the
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