474 SPABID^. 



b. 21" long: skin: not good state. Brixham. From Mr. YarreU's 



Collection (cfr. YarreU, Brit. FlsJi. pp. 117, 118). 



c. 20" long : stuffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieut. H. F. Spenee, 



E.N. 

 d-f. 20" long : skins. Plymouth. From Mr. YarreU's Collection. 

 g. 20" long : skin. Devonshire. From Mr. YarreU's CoUection, 

 h. Half-grown. Lisbon. 



/. Half-grown : stuffed. Lisbon. Presented by G. Hough, Esq. 

 k. Fine specimen. Orotava. Presented by the Eev. il. T. Lowe. 

 I. Adult : stuffed. Santa Cruz (Tenerilfe). 

 m. Half-grown. Adriatic. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 n. Half-grown. Mouth of the Danube. 

 0, 2>- Adult : skins. From Mr. YarreU's CoUection. 

 q. AdiUt : sidns. From the CoUection of the Zoological Society. 

 >: Half-grown : bad state. From the Haslar CoUection. 

 s. Half-grown : stuffed. 



t, u. Yoimg: skins: not good state. From Mr. YarreU's CoUection. 

 V. Young : not good state. Purchased of Mr. Warwick. 

 w. Adult: skeleton. 



There is an important error in Valenciennes' description of this 

 fish, by which some of the confusion among the Sparoid fishes in 

 Y''arreU's work may have originated. Valenciennes attributes eight 

 anal rays to this fish (p. 176), whilst the figure (pi. 150) correctly 

 represents nine. AU the Eui'opean specimens that I have examined 

 invariably exliibited the same number, viz. nine, and by this character 

 alone Pagellus erytlirinus may be readily distinguished from Pagrus 

 vulgaris, which has constantly eight only. I have seen a single 

 specimen of P. erythrinus, which formed an exception in having ten 

 anal rays ; but this came from the Cape, and may prove to be a sepa- 

 rate species. 



Thus, even without having the original specimens from YarreU's 

 CoUection, one could easUy see that the description and the vignette 

 representing the dentition, which YarreU has given in the article on 

 Pagrus vulgaris, were taken from specimens of Pagellus erytlirinus. 



The article on the fish which he has described under the name of 

 Pagellus ergthrinus is composed of several elements. The figure, 

 above aU, is a copy, taken from the Hist. Nat. Poiss., Cuv. ^ Val., 

 pi. 150, and, so far, there is no mistake about the fish ; but with 

 regard to the rest, cfi-. Pagellus oivenii, p. 478 of this Catalogue. 



FtnaUy, there are two other specimens in the British Museum 

 CoUection, which, perhaps, are types of separate species ; but in a 

 group where it is necessary to prove the constancy of the distinctive 

 characters, and where the species are so difficult of recognition, I 

 tliink it better to refrain from estabUshiug species upon doubtful 

 characters. 



Vae. ? Spec. nov. ? 

 .r. Twenty-three inches long : skin. South Devon. From Mr. 

 YarreU's CoUection. — Molars in both jaws irregularly arranged, 



