476 SPAEIB^. 



latter as 1 : 1'47. The first spurious intorneural spine has a strong 

 spine, pointing forwards ; the other interneurals are much dilated, 

 and in immediate contact with one another. The first interhsemal 

 is of moderate length and strength. Some of the ribs have long 

 epipleui'al spines. 



The teeth of the anterior portion of the jaws form a viUiform band, 

 with an outer series of rather stronger ones ; posterioi'ly thoj^ assume 

 a more granular character, and pass finally into two series of mode- 

 rate molars, the larger of which are placed in the inner series. The 

 new teeth, replacing the old ones, are developed below, and pro- 

 tected by, the latter. 



2. Pagellus centrodontus. 



Orphus, Rondel, v. cap. 25. p. 157 ; Aldrov. ii. cap. ii. p. 158. 



Pagriis, Aldrov. p. 151. 



Sparus orphus, Lac^p. iv. p. 146. 



pac^rus, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 212. pi. 42 ; Bl taf. 267 ; Bl. 



Schn. p. 271 ; Turton, Brit. Faun. p. 98. 



aui-ata, Don. Brit. Fishes, iv. pi. 89 ; Turton, Brit. Faun. p. 97. 



Duhamel, ii. sect. 4. cap. 2. p. 30. 



Sparus centrodontus, I)e la Roche, Ann. Mm. xiii. p. 345. pi. 23. f. 2. 



massiliensis, Risso, Ichth. Nice, p. 247, and Eur. Merid. p. 357. 



Pagrus \'ulgaris, Flem. Brit. An. p. 211. 



Pagellus centi-odontus, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 180 ; Parn. Fishes Firth of 



Forth, p. 46. pi. 27 ; Yarrell, Brit. Fishes, i. p. 123 ; Webb ^ Berthel. 



Hist. Nat. Iks Canar. Poiss. p. 34. pi. 7. fig. 3 ; Guichen. Explor. 



Sc. Alger. Poiss. p. 50. 



D.||. A.:^. L.lat.75. L.transv. 7/16. Csec. pylor. 4. Vert. 10/14. 



The height of the body is 2| to 3^ in the total length, the length 

 of the head 3| ; the diameter of the eye is rather more than the 

 distance between the eyes, equal to the length of the snout and 3| 

 in that of the head. The praeorbital Ls much narrower posteriorly 

 than in front, and not notched. There are seven series of scales 

 between the prseorbital and the angle of the prseoperculum. Teeth 

 veiy fine, intermixed posteriorly with minute molars, more or less 

 irregailarly arranged. The pectoral reaches to the origin of the anal. 

 Silvery, back rose-coloured ; a large black blotch on the slioulder. 



Mediterranean ; Canaiy Islands ; coasts of the Peninsula, France, 

 and Great Britain ; North Sea. 



(I. Adult: stuifed. Firth of Forth, 



b. Adult: stuffed. Firth of Forth. From Dr. Pamell's Collection. 



c. Adult : skin. South Devonshire, From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



d. Adult : bad state ; has been in chloride of zinc. English coast. 



Presented by Mr. E. Gerrard. 



e. Adult : stirffed. English coast, 



f. Adult : skin. English coast. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



V/. Half-grown : skin. English coast. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 h. Very large and fine specimen. Lanzarote. Presented by the Rev. 

 R. T. Lowe. 



