The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . canines in the anteriorrow, and grinders on the sides. Chrysophrys. Muzzle rather obtuse ; body broad ;ovate jaws, with conic or obtuse teeth in front, andstrong grinders ori the sides. Chrysophrys Cuv. Body broad, ovate, attenuated ateach end; head moderate; dorsal fin emarginate,naked. aurata. Cuv. pi. 145. Chrysoblephus Sw. Head very large, broader than thebody ; the front obtuse, truncate ; the profile almostvertical; eyes near the crown, which is elevated andgibbous ; lateral line terminating at the lower side
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . canines in the anteriorrow, and grinders on the sides. Chrysophrys. Muzzle rather obtuse ; body broad ;ovate jaws, with conic or obtuse teeth in front, andstrong grinders ori the sides. Chrysophrys Cuv. Body broad, ovate, attenuated ateach end; head moderate; dorsal fin emarginate,naked. aurata. Cuv. pi. 145. Chrysoblephus Sw. Head very large, broader than thebody ; the front obtuse, truncate ; the profile almostvertical; eyes near the crown, which is elevated andgibbous ; lateral line terminating at the lower side ofthe tail. C. gibbiceps. Cuv. pi. 147. Pagrus Cuv. General shape and structure of Chrysophrys;pectoral fins long ; front high, not gibbous ; the an-terior teeth small and even, each jaw with two rowsof molars on each side. P. vulgaris. Cuv. pi. 148. Argyrops Sw. Body shorter and broader; anteriordorsal spines terminating in long filaments,spinifer i^ors^. Russ. pi. 101. Calamus Sw. Form intermediate between Chrysophrysand Chrysoblepus ; head, very large ; profile abruptly. 222 CLASSIFICATIOX OF FlSHESj ETC. oblique; dorsal fin slightly emarginate in the middle ;the second anal spine hollow_, and shaped as a pen;pectorals large. E. megacephalus Sw. Cuv. pi. 152. Sargus Cuv. (fig. 55. a.) Body broad, but the extre-mities attenuated ; head small; finsas in Chrysophrys; in front of thej aws a row of cutting teeth of similarshape to those in man, which aresometimes slightly notched in themiddle ; sides with rhomboides. Cuv. pi. 143. Cliarax Cuv. {fig. ) General formand fins of Sargus; but the jaws area Httle produced; the front teethshaped like those of Sargus, are placed on theanterior extremities of the jaws, and point forwards ;those on the sides very minute. C. fasciata Siv. Cuv. pi. 144. Pagellus Cuv. Body more lengthened and fusiformthan in Pagrus ; the head more pointed; anteriorcanines crowded, conic, and slender; pectorals rather lengthened. P. erythrinus
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