The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . CH^TODONID^. — SC^NIN^. 215 but the base of these fins are thickly covered with small scales. C. erythrogaster. Cuv. pi. 166. Microcanthus Sw. Body intermediate in form betweenChsetodon and Gerres : dorsal fin slightly emarginate;the anterior or spinal half naked, but with a scaly sheathat the base; anal spinal rays very strong, naked; headvery small, pointed; teeth as in Chsetodon ; preoper-cule serrated; caudal lunate; pectoral and ventral finsequal. G. strigatus. Cuv. pi. 170. Mena^ Cuv. (^^.50.) Body fusiform,r
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . CH^TODONID^. — SC^NIN^. 215 but the base of these fins are thickly covered with small scales. C. erythrogaster. Cuv. pi. 166. Microcanthus Sw. Body intermediate in form betweenChsetodon and Gerres : dorsal fin slightly emarginate;the anterior or spinal half naked, but with a scaly sheathat the base; anal spinal rays very strong, naked; headvery small, pointed; teeth as in Chsetodon ; preoper-cule serrated; caudal lunate; pectoral and ventral finsequal. G. strigatus. Cuv. pi. 170. Mena^ Cuv. (^^.50.) Body fusiform,resembling a Spams,and without any scales on the ^^ fins ; mouth very protractile ;teeth of the vomer very small,short, and crowded, placed ona narrow longitudinal band;those of the jaws extremely fineand also in a band; between the ventrals and on theirsides are elongated scales. vomirina. Cuv. pi. 164, M. vulgaris. Cuv. Smaris Cuv. Differs only from Mena in having no teeth in the chryselis, Cuv. pi. 165. alcedo, GrifF. Cuv. pi. 49. fig. 1. 2. SUBFAM. SC^NIN^. Fin
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