The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ead short; the upper parts ofthe body smooth; the beUy armed with angulatedspines, as in stellatus. Bl. pi. 143. Pennantii. Yarrell, ii. 347. CiRRHisoMus Sw. Sides of the body furnished withcirriform processes. c. Sprengleri. Bloch, pi. 144. PsiLONOTUs Sw. Fore part of the head and muzzleprolonged, narrow, as in Balistes; the back cari-nated; belly furnished with rostratus. Bl. pi. 146. Electricus. Ph. Tr. 76. pi. 3. BALISTIDiE. CEPHALINiE. 329 4. SuBFAM. DIODONIN^. Teeth none; cutting margins
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . ead short; the upper parts ofthe body smooth; the beUy armed with angulatedspines, as in stellatus. Bl. pi. 143. Pennantii. Yarrell, ii. 347. CiRRHisoMus Sw. Sides of the body furnished withcirriform processes. c. Sprengleri. Bloch, pi. 144. PsiLONOTUs Sw. Fore part of the head and muzzleprolonged, narrow, as in Balistes; the back cari-nated; belly furnished with rostratus. Bl. pi. 146. Electricus. Ph. Tr. 76. pi. 3. BALISTIDiE. CEPHALINiE. 329 4. SuBFAM. DIODONIN^. Teeth none; cutting margins of one or both of the jawsentire; body more or less orbicular, and armed withspines. DioDON Linn, Both / {jJJ^^^ - ^^^ jaws with the marginsundivided ; body co-vered with spines,D. histrix. Bloch, pi. 125. ^, ^^. —v~^_v^ Triodon Cuv, Upper MMsxt^j^^r^ jaw divided at the margin into the appearance of teeth? lower entire; belly forming an enormous bag; body rough, as in Tetraodon, particularly on the belly. T. bursarius. Reinw. Less. Atlas, pi. 4. (Vol. I. p. 197. fig. 32.). 5. SuBFAM. CEPHALIN^. Sun-fish. Body oval or orbicular; the dorsal, caudal, and ven-tral fins united. Pedalion Guilding MSS. Body rough, sub-ovate;mouth very small; jaws acuminated; a six-lob sa-cral appendage serving instead of a caudal fin, anddisconnected to the dorsal and ventral fins; pectoralfins short, rounded; eyes versatile, as in gigas. Guild. (Vol. I. p. 199. fig. 33.) Orthagoriscus Sch. (^) Body nearly or-bicular j the skin rough,but without spines mola. Bloch, pi. 128. Molacanthus Sw. Body armed with Pallasii Sw. Pall. Spec. Zool. pi. 4. Cephalus Shaw, Pectoral fin lengthened, pointed;
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