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RAJAN SPARUS. 



Sparus Raii. S. subargenteo-carukscens, dorso subfusco, captic 



trvncato-declivi. 

 Silvery-blueish Sparus, with dusky back, and abruptly-sloping 



head. 

 Sparus Raii. Block, t. 2/3. 



SIZE that of the Gilthead : shape very broad, the 

 head sloping abruptly downwards, nearly as in the 

 Coryphenes : eyes large : all the fins scaly at the 

 base : pectoral fins long and sharp : native of the 

 Mediterranean. 



LUTIAN SPARUS. 



Spams Lutianus. S. griseo-argenteus, corpore supra lineam 

 lateralem fasctis trartsversis arruleis, infra lineis longitudinalibus 

 Jlaiis. 



Silvery-grey Sparus, marked above the lateral line with trans- 

 verse blue streaks, and below it with longitudinal yellow 

 lines. 



Lutianus Lutianus. Block, t. 244. 



SIZE and habit of a Gilthead: scales large: 

 colour silvery grey, with pretty numerous deep 

 yellow lines longitudinally disposed on the upper 

 parts of the body, following the curve of the back : 

 abdomen plain: fins yellow: native of the American 

 seas. 



