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The following four nominal species, imperfectly known, may belong 

 in the present genus: 



Sparus coracinus (Valenciennes) 



Chrysophrys coracinus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 133, 1830 

 (type locality: 3 miles off Mauritius). 



Back red. Breast yellowish. Head rosy, marbled with fine black 

 streaks. Upper lip blue, also opercular limb. Spinous dorsal black, 

 soft dorsal reddish. Caudal yellowish. Anal and pectoral yellow. 

 (Valenciennes.) 



Sparus madagascariensis (Valenciennes) 



Chrysophrys madagascariensis Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 135, 

 1830 (type locality: Fort Dauphin, Madagascar). — Guichenot, M^m. Soc. 

 Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, ser. 2, vol. 2, p. 145, 1866 (Madagascar). — Jouan, 

 M6in. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, ser. 2, vol. 5, p. 166, 1870 (Seychelles). 



Sparus madagascariensis Bleeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 1, p. 344, 

 1863 (Madagascar). 



Body evenly oval, somewhat narrowing toward tail. Snout more 

 pointed than in most species of genus. Teeth bordering jaw very 

 strong and curved. D. XI, 13, shallow. A. II, 8. Caudal forked. 

 Pectoral pointed. Color apparently uniform, deeper on back. On 

 drawing by Commerson. (Valenciennes.) 



Sparus castelnaui (Bleeker) 



Pagrichthys castelnaui Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 21, p. (50, 62) 

 61, 1860 (type locality: Cape of Good Hope). 



Depth 4 in total; head 4}3. Eye 3K in head. Scales 40 in lateral 

 Une. D. XI, 10 or 11. A. II, 8 or 9. Caudal I, 15, I. Pectoral 

 II, 14. Ventral I, 5. Rosy. Length, 190 mm. (Bleeker.) 



Sparus fascialis (Castelnau) 



Pagellus fascialis Castelnau, M6m. Poiss. Afrique Australe, p. 28, 1861 (type 

 locality: Algoa Bay). 



Body ovoid, elevated in front. Head hunched above eyes. Mouth 

 advanced as in Pagellus lithognathus. Upper outer teeth conic, 

 pointed, equal row, inner numerous mass, small and granular; lower 

 teeth similar, in front 2 very strong canines. D. XII, 10. A. Ill, 8. 

 Caudal 20. Pectoral 16. Ventral I, 5. Back violet-brown, with 

 numerous oblique deep colored lines. Below rose-white with traces 

 of yellowish lines. On flanks score are each posteriorly with trans- 

 verse brown line. Front of head green, with blue streaks before eyes. 

 Mouth flesh-color, edged violet above. Fins yellowish green. Pec- 

 toral yellow, bordered orange. Ventrals orange, ends red. Iris 

 white. Length, 480 mm. (Castelnau.) 



Barnard thinks it suggests a Lethrinus except for the fin formula. 



