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Genus 35.—LABRAX— Pallas. 
Generic Character .—Head small; lips fleshy; teeth minute, 
conical, and unequal in size ; body with ciliated scales, and rows 
of lateral pores ; dorsal fin consisting of slender spines, elon¬ 
gated on the back. 
TRIBE IV.-PERCOIDES. 
Section I.—Dorsal fin continuous. 
Genus 36. — SMARIS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Jaws extensible, somewhat tubular; 
with one row of slender pointed teeth, and a row of finer ones 
behind; body narrow. 
Genus 37.—BOOPS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Jaws slightly extensible, with one row 
of edged teeth, sometimes notched; body oblong, compressed, 
with pretty large scales. 
Boops chrysurus. — The Gold-Tailed Spares. 
Plate LXXXI. fig-. 3. 
Back deep rose-coloured, paler below ; a longitudinal golden- 
yellowstripe extends from the gills to the tail; a second near the 
base of the abdomen ; tail much forked, golden-yellow. Thir¬ 
teen inches long. Inhabits the South American seas. 
Genus 38. — SAUGUS. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Jaws somewhat extensible, provided on 
each side with round molar-shaped teeth ; having incisory teeth 
in front, similar to those of man. 
Genus 39.—DA UR AD A.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Head compressed; jaws somewhat ex¬ 
tensible ; with a row of from four to six conical teeth; the 
others are flat. 
Genus 40. — PAGRUS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character —Head compressed; teeth small, numer¬ 
ous set in little packets; the first row being longer than the others. 
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