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Sparus mylostomus Lac^pede'* is an imperfectly described nominal 

 form, based on Commerson's manuscript and thought by Valenciennes 

 to be "probablement le type d'un nouveau genre de la famille de 

 sci^noides." 



Sparus bilobatus Lac^p^de ' is another nominal species, apparently 

 still unknown except for the imperfect original account and figure. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



a'. Sparus. Front teeth in each jaw incisors. 

 6'. Incisors subequal, median pair not enlarged, 

 c*. Pectoral base pale. 



d}. Five to seven narrow vertical black bands globiceps. 



dP. Silvery, with golden or brown longitudinal bands; often dark spot at 



beginning of lateral line; pectoral axil black sarba. 



c^. Pectoral base dusky, black spot in axil; olive-green, scales edged white. 



australis. 

 5*. Median pair of incisors enlarged; young with 6 or 7 longitudinal narrow 



brownish bands, fading with age durbanensis. 



a*. Front teeth in each jaw conic canines, sometimes wearing obtuse with age. 

 e'. Chrysoblephub. Dorsal spines moderate, none prolonged. 

 p. Upper molars biserial. 



g^. Pink; 10 series of cheek scales laniarius. 



g^. Brownish; 16 series of cheek scales nasutus. 



p. Molars triserial or more than 3 series above. 



h^. Five to seven series of scales above lateral line to spinous 

 dorsal origin. 

 i^. Scales 43 to 50 in lateral line, 

 j'. Lighter or darker gray, without markings. 



k^. Upper outer row of teeth rounded obtuse molars, of 

 which 4 or 5 rows, below 3 or 4 rows (3 above and 



2 below in young) latus. 



k^. Upper outer row of teeth conic or somewhat com- 

 pressed, of which 4 rows, below 3 rows berdo. 



j2. Head with 2 black crossbars ._ bif asciatus. 



f. Eight lines radiate from eye and hind preorbital edge; 



dorsal and caudal with black tips cuvieri. 



i^. Scales 51 to 60 in lateral line. 



l^. Front yellowish; mauve above, paler below. 



luegaloxninatus. 

 P. Silvery, with golden bands along scale rows, haffara. 

 P. Opercular border of gill edge and suprascapula often 

 dark; dark spot at pectoral origin. 



macrocephalus. 



' Sparus mylostomus LxcfepftDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 41, 131, 1802 (type locality: Isles Praslin). 



AuTota mylostoma Cloquktt, Diet. Scl. Nat., vol. 12, p. 551, 1818 (reference). 

 » Sparus bilobatus LACfepfeoE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 45, 141, pi. 2, fig. 2, 1802 (type locality: Great 

 EqulnoxiaJ Ocean). 



Aurata bilobata Cloquktt, Diet. Sci. Nat., vol. 12, p. 552, 1818 (reference). 



Chrytophrys bilobata Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 126, 1830 (copied). 



