in ichthyology, a genus of fishes belonging to the order of amphibia nantes. The characters are these: The head is flat; there are eight teeth in each side, and the two anterior ones are longest; in the place of gills, the balistes has an aperture immediately above the pectoral fins; the body is flat, the scales are joined together by the skin, and the belly is keeled. The species of this genus are eight; viz., the balistes monoceros, whose head-fin consists of but one ray, and the tail rays are carinated. It is called the Unicorn-fish by Catesby, and is found in the Asiatic and American seas. 2. The hispidus, whose head-fin is uniradiated; and there is a round black spot in the tail-fin. The body is rough and bristly towards the tail. The spine or horn is situated between the eyes; the snout is subulated; and instead of a belly-fin, it has a jagged sharp spine. This species is a native of Carolina. 3. The tomentosus, whose head-fin is biradiated, and the body of it towards the hind-part is hairy. It is a native of America. 4. The papillosus, has a biradiated back-fin, and a papillous body. 5. The verrucosus, has a triradiated back-fin; and the tail is full of little warts. In place of a belly-fin this species has a large, thick, warty ray. It has 25 small reversed sharp spines at the side of the tail, disposed in four rows. It is a native of India. 6. The aculeatus has a triradiated back-fin; and the spines of the tail lean upon each other. It is also a native of India. 7. The vetula, has a triradiated back-fin; the belly-fin is longitudinal, tudinal, and somewhat carinated; and the tail-fin is forked. It is found at Ascension Island. 8. The ringens, has a triradiated back-fin; there are three folds on each side of the head, and the tail-fin is forked. This species is likewise found at Ascension Island.

BALIVO amovendo, in law, was a writ for removing a bailiff from his office, for want of having sufficient land in his bailiwick to answer the king and his people, according to the statute of Westminster, 2 reg. Orig. 78.