14. SARGTJS. 445 



diameter of the eye is 3| in the length of the head, li in that oi 

 the snout, and equal to the distance between the eyes. The crown 

 of the head is slightly convex ; a very slight protuberance above the 

 upper anterior angle of the orbit. The pectoral fins extend scarcely 

 to the origin of the anal, the ventrals to the vent ; the second anal 

 spine is longer and stronger than the third, and 2| in the length ot 

 the head. Silvery, with a black band across the back of the tail ; 

 ventrals blackish. 

 Coast of Brazil. 



a. Rio Janeiro. Presented by A. Fry, Esq. 



8. Sargus auriventris. 

 Peters, Wiegm. Archiv, 1855, p. 243. 



D.i-'. A.I. 



14 11 



Bluish, shining ; a narrow golden longitudinal streak above the 

 ventrals. {Pet.) 



This species does not appear to have a black caudal spot. 

 Mozambique. 



9. Sargus annularis. 



Sparulus, Ovid. v. 106 & 107. 



Sparus, Rotidel. v. c. 3 ; Salvian. f. 177 ; Gesner. pp. 180, 1056, 1058 ; 



WilliKjhby, p. 308. pi. 5. f. 2. 

 Sparus, no. 12, Artedi, Genera, p. 37. 

 Sparus annularis, L. Gm. p. 1270 ; Bl. Schn. p. 272 ; De la Roche, 



Ann. Mas. xiii. p. 342. pi. 24. f. 13. 



smaris, Bri'mn. Pise. Mass. p. 40. 



haffara, Bisso, Ichth. Nice, p. 244. 



Sciaena melanura, Pall. Zoogr. iii. p. 254. 



Sargus annularis, Geoffr. Descr. Eg. Poiss. pi. 18. f. 3 ; Czw. 8f Val. 



vi. p. 35. pi. 142 ; Nordm. in Demid. Voy. Buss. Merid. iii. p. 386, 



Poiss. pi. 4. f. 1 ; Guichen. Explor, Sc. Alger. Poiss. p. 47. 



D. j^g. A. ;^. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 6/13. C»c. pylor. 4. 

 Vert. 9/14. 



Incisors, broad, implanted vertically. The diameter of the eye is 

 four times in the length of the head, and Ig in that of the snout ; 

 the distance between the eyes is more than their diameter, and 

 slightly convex. The pector^d fins extend slightly beyond the origin 

 of thei anal; the ventrals are much shorter and remote fiom the 

 vent. The second and third anal spines are nearly equal, and 

 rather longer than the diameter of the eye. Silvery: back with 

 several more oi' less distinct cross-bars ; axil not black ; a broad 

 black band across the back of the tail behind the dorsal fin ; lateral 

 line very conspicuous, greyish. 



Mediterranean ; Canary Islands. 



a. Adult : bad state ; has been in chloride of zinc, Mediterranean. 

 Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



