Sparus. fishes. ACANTHOPT. Sll 



expanded, at the origin, obscure in its progress towards the tail ; no lateral 

 line ; a broad band from eye to eye ; the colour blue, deeper on the back 

 than on the belly ; covered with large scales, as well the body as the fins, so 

 that the dorsals and anals seem like an extension of the body. I was unable 

 to count the rays of the dorsal fins." Lin. Trans, xiv. 78. 



Gen. LXVII. SPARUS. Giltheab.— Four or six teeth in 

 each jaw, in one row ; the rest of the jaws paved with 

 large round teeth, with bhint summits. 



136. S. mirata. — Between the eyes a semilunar gold-coloured 

 spot. 



Aurata Rondeletii, Will. Ich. 307 — S. aur. Linn. Syst. i. 467- Penn. 



Brit. Zool. iii. 240. Don. Brit. Fishes, t. Ixxxix — Near bold rocky 



shores Not common. 



Length upwards of 1 8 inches. Back dusky -green, belly silvery ; a black 

 spot at the origin of the lateral line, and another on the giU-cover. Body 

 thickest over the pectoral fin. Posterior nostril ovate, oblique, and near the 

 eye. D. {i, P. 15, V. \, A. i\. Six conical teeth in each jaw produced. 

 Inner arch of the gills with short round processes, rough on the surface. 

 Stomach with three cseca. — This species seems to be more frequent on the 

 southern shores than to the north. I have seen it once caught in the estuary 

 of the Tay, in August. 



Gen. LXVIII. PAGRUS. Braize.— Teeth in front, nume- 

 rous, in several rows. 



1537. P. vulgaj-'is. Common Braize. — Body red ; divisions 

 of the tail equal. 



P. Rondeletii, Will. Ich. 312 — Sparus Pagrus, Linn. Syst. i. 469. Penn. 

 Brit. Zool. iii. 242 — £, Becker, Sea-Bream ; S, Braize. — Common on 

 south coast of England and west of Scotland. 

 Length about 18 inches. A dark spot at the base of the pectorals. D. i§, 

 P. 16, V. i, A. /a- Irides silvery ; mouth red within. 



138. P. Imeatus. — Dusky blue, with pale longitudinal hnes ; 

 upper division of the tail largest. 



Sparus lin. Mont. Wern. Mem. ii. 451. t. xxii. — Coast of Devon. 

 Length about 15 inches. Body more compressed and arched, and the fins 

 broader, and the eye smaller^han in the preceding. Irides dusky and sil- 

 very. This species is taken near the shore by hook or net, along with the 

 preceding, in considerable abundance. — This is probably the species to which 

 Mr Couch refers, under the title Sparus Velula, or Old Wife, (Lin. Trans, xiv. 

 79. and of which he gives the following description : — " The body is deep, 

 compressed, and has a considerable resemblance to the S. Pagrus {P. vulgaris) ; 

 the lips are fleshy, and the jaws furnished with a pavement of teeth, of which 

 those in front are the longest ; the gill membrane has five rays ; the giU-covers 

 and body are covered with large scales. The ten first rays of the dorsal fin 

 are spinous ; the anal fin also has four spinous rays, after which it becomes 

 more expanded ; the tail is concave. — This fish has a membranous septum 

 across the palate, as in the Wrasse genus. When in high season the colour 

 behind the head is a fine green, towards the tail it is a reddish orange. The 



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