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BOAR SPARUS. 



Sparus Verres. S. albidvs, dorso violaceo, pinna caudali rubi-a* 



dorsali fy anali apice rubris. 

 Whitish Sparus, with the back violet, the tail and tips of the 



dorsal and anal fin red. 

 Lutianus Verres. Block, t. 255. 



HABIT somewhat resembling that of the Sparus 

 falcatus, but size smaller: scales rather large: dorsal 

 and anal fins scaly at their base, and dilated and ex- 

 tended backwards towards the tips : eyes yellow ; 

 front teeth in both jaws very strong and curved 

 somewhat like the tusks of a boar : the rest rather 

 small : pectoral fins red at the base, and violet- 

 coloured at the tips : ventral pale violet. Native 

 of the Japanese sea, 



GOLD-TAILED SPARUS. 



Sparus Chrysurus. S. roseus, fascia longitudinali media pinnisque 



dorsali, anali, fy caudali luteis. 

 Rose-red Sparus, with longitudinal middle band, dorsal and 



anal fin and tail gold-yellow. 

 Sparus Chrysurus. Block, t. 202. 



A HIGHLY elegant species : length about twelve 

 inches : shape long arid slender : colour bright 

 rose-red, deepest on the back: from the gills to 

 the tail on each side a gold-yellow stripe : a second 

 on each side the bottom of the abdomen : scales of 

 moderate size : pectoral and ventral fins dusky- 

 violet : tail very sharply forked : teeth small and 

 of equal size : native of the South- American seas. 



