The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . li \ mllim. confirmed by my own observ- 5^d:VV,,(,(/ifi^fe^MF/:i>-^.^f*^k ations on the Mediterranean There seems nogoodreason, therefore, to supposethat the Cuculus of these au-thors, and the Pini of Bloch,are merely sexes of the same ;the difference, indeed, intheir other characters makesthis supposition still more im -probable. The annexed cutXfig. 135.) of the head of thetrue Pini, showing the spines,may be compared with the Cuculus of the British coast. §. neither accords with our T. Pini, nor the
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . li \ mllim. confirmed by my own observ- 5^d:VV,,(,(/ifi^fe^MF/:i>-^.^f*^k ations on the Mediterranean There seems nogoodreason, therefore, to supposethat the Cuculus of these au-thors, and the Pini of Bloch,are merely sexes of the same ;the difference, indeed, intheir other characters makesthis supposition still more im -probable. The annexed cutXfig. 135.) of the head of thetrue Pini, showing the spines,may be compared with the Cuculus of the British coast. §. neither accords with our T. Pini, nor the Cuculus of Mr. Yarrell and * Hist, des Poiss., iv. 430. + Hist, des Poiss. iv. 35. t It has been stated recently, that the lateral line varies from rough tosmooth, and thepectoral fin is either shorter or longer in individuals of thesame species, but of diflTerent ages. But until these alleged facts are veri-fied by repeated observations, I may be excused for doubting their accuracy. § Since the above was written, I have had the pleasure of receiving fromDr. Parnell his admirable Essay on the Fishes of the Forth j a morevaluable and important work in this branch of zoology has never appearedin this or any other country. Dr. ParneUs Cuculus the Pini 425 APPENDIX. TRIGLA aspera. Viviani^ Cuv. iv. Ciliated Gurnard. At certain seasons this interesting species, very correctly de-scribed by ^llsl. Cuvier and Valenciennes, is common inSicily. The largest individual I ever met with, only measuredfive and a half inches. As the
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