contained in Couch's " Fishes of Cornwall" 1 7 



Spanish Bream (5'pa^rus L. ^ry'thrinus C); Class III. Thoracic Fishes. 



This species {Jig, 3.) bears a great resemblance to the sea 

 bream, and will best be described in comparison with it. It 



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is the size of a small bream ; the body rather more slender ; 

 head flatter on the top ; eyes smaller, inclining to oval. Before 

 the eye the head is more protruded ; the mouth with a wider 

 gape. Front teeth as in the bream ; grinders more broad 

 and blunt ; scarcely a depression before the eyes to receive 

 the nasal orifices, though in the bream they are conspicuous ; 

 fins as in the bream, even to the numbers of the rays, except 

 the pectoral, which in the bream reaches opposite to the third 

 ray of the anal fin ; in this fish, opposite only to the vent. 

 There is no lateral spot. This description agrees so well 

 with what Ray delivers of the J^rythrinus {Si/n. Pise, p. 132.), 

 that I suppose it to be the same fish. 



The name given above is that by which it is known to our 

 fishermen. It is rare, as I have never seen above two or 

 three specimens. Its habits seem to be like those of the 

 bream. 



CoRKWiNG (Xa^brus L. gi'bbus L.)', Class III. Thoracic Fishes. 



This species {fig. 4.) is about three times as long as it is 

 broad, and much compressed ; jaws equal, mouth narrow, 



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gape small, teeth regular ; first plate of the gill covers ser- 

 rate, gill membrane with five rays ; large scales on the head 

 and body ; lateral line nearer the back, bending down sud- 

 denly opposite the termination of the dorsal fin. Pectoral 

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