AXILLARY BREAM. 



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ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



SPARIDX. 







Acarnane, 

 A car ne, 

 Pagellus acarne, 



THE AXILLARY BREAM. 



RONDELET. Latin Edit. 1554, p. 151. 



French Edit. 1558, p. 134. 

 Cuv. et VALENC. Hist, des Poiss. t. vi. p. 191. 

 Axillary Bream, PARNELL, Wern. Mem. vol. vii. p. 20-1. 



DR. PARNELL has obtained examples of this Sea Bream 

 both in the Frith of Forth, and on the coast of Devonshire ; 

 and Mr. Couch sent me one or two examples from Cornwall. 

 It is at once distinguished from Pagellus erythrinus, last 

 described, by the large comparative size of the head, and the 

 more rounded form of the descending frontal outline. As 

 far as my experience extends, P. erythrinus is the more rare 

 fish of the two. The figures of these two species in the 

 work of Rondeletius are very characteristic : that of P. ery- 

 thrinus occurs in the Latin edition at page 144 ; French 

 edition, page 129 : that of P. acarne as quoted above. 

 The Axillary Bream is well known in various parts of the 

 Mediterranean. 



The following, is abridged from Dr. ParnelFs detailed 

 description of a fresh specimen : " Body oval ; length 



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