476 



SPARID^. 



latter as 1 : 1*47. The first spiirious intemeural spine has a strong 

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

 and in immediate contact wdth one another. The fii-st interha;mal 

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

 epipleural spines. 



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

 with an outer series of rather stronger ones ; posteriorly they assume 

 a more granular character, and pass finally into two scries 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. 



Pagrus, Aldrov, ^. 151, 



Sparus orplius, Lacip. iv. p. 146. 



. pagrus, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 212. pi. 42 ; Bl. taf. 267 ; Bl. 



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



aurata, Don. Brit. Fishes, iv. pi. 89 ; Turton, Brit. Faun. p. 97. 



Duhamel, ii. sect. 4. cap. 2. p. 80. 



Sparus centrodontus, De la Roche, Ann. Mus. xiii. p. 345. pi. 23. f. 2. 



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



Pagrus vulgaris, Flem. Brit. An. p. 211. 



Pagellus centrodontus, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 180 ; Parii. Fishes Firth of 



Forth, v>. 40. pi. 27 ; Yarrell, Brit. Fishes, i. p. 123 ; Webb ^ Berthel. 



Hist. Nat. lies Canar. Poiss. p. 34. pi. 7. fag. 3; Guichen. Explor. 



Sc. Alger. Poiss. p. 50. 



D.j|. A. 4 L.lat.75. L. transv. 7/16. Ctec. 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 prfeorbital is much narrower posteriorly 

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

 between the praeorbital and the angle of the pra^operculum. Teeth 

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

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

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



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

 and Great Britain ; North Sea. 



a. Adult : stuff'ed. Fii'th of Forth, 



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



c. Adult : sldn. 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 : stnffcd. Enghsh coast. 



/. Adult: skin. EngUsh coast. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

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

 h. Very large and fine specimen. Lanzarotc. Presented by the llcv. 

 R. T. Lowe. 



