18. PAGRUS. 467 



Sparidae in the Collection of the Jjiitish Museum. The specimens 

 mentioned in Mr. White's Catalogue of British Fishes as belonging 

 to Pagrus vulgaris are likewise PageUvs erythrinus. 



2. Pagrus orphus. 



Aurata orphus, Risso, Etir. Mirid. iii. p. 356. 



Pagi-us orphus, Cuv. ^ Veil. vi. p. 150. pi. 149; JVhite, Catal. Brit. 

 Fishes, p. 17 ; Wehb 4" Berthel. Hist. Nat. lies Canar. Poiss, p. 32. 



D. ||. A.|. Caec. pylor. 5, 



The height of the body is one-third of the total length, the length 

 of the head one-fourth ; the diameter of the eye is one-tliird of the 

 length of the head, and less than the distance between the eyes. 

 The upper profile of the head is parabolic between the origin of the 

 dorsal fin and the eye ; thence it descends abruptly to the snout, and 

 is rather concave. The lower jaw projects slightly beyond the upper. 

 Praeorbital elevated. Dorsal spines not elongate ; the second anal spine 

 stronger, but not longer, than the third ; pectoral elongate, reaching 

 to the fourth soft ray of the anal fin. Rose-coloured, with a blue 

 cross-band between the eyes. 



Coast of Nizza (and of Cornwall?) ; Canary Islands. 



a. 21" long: stuffed. Polperro, Cornwall. Presented by J. Couch, 

 Esq. 



It is not without doubt that I follow the opinion of Mr. White 

 and refer this specimen to the above species. It is evidently some- 

 what deformed by stuffing, and docs not appear to have the dentition 

 of a true Pagrus. 



3. Pagnriis laniarius. 

 Cuv. 8,- Val. vi. p. 163. 



D. f^. A. |. L. lat. 54-58. L. transv. 8/l5. 



The height of the body is 3f in the total length, the length of the 

 head 3|^. The distance between the eyes is rather flat, and nearly 

 equals the diameter of the eye, which is If in the length of the 

 snout. The upper profile from the najje to the snout is nearly 

 straight, obliquely descending. The maxillary bone A\'ith a promi- 

 nence situated near its base, and received in a notch of the praeor- 

 bital. The pncorbital is nearly as high as long ; there are ten series 

 of scales between the praeorbital and the interior ridge of the prae- 

 operculum, the limb of which is covered with scales. The outer 

 pair of canines in the upper jaw bent outwards. Dorsal spines rather 

 strong, compressed on one side ; the second and third anal spines 

 strong, and nearly ecpial to one-third of the length of the head ; pec- 

 toral not reaching to the anal fin. Uniform reddish. 



Cape Seas. 



a, b. Adult: stuffed. Cape Seas. From Sir A. Smith's Collection. 

 c. Adult : skin. False Bay. 



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