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TWO-BANDED SPARUS. 



Sparus Bicinctus. S. submolaceus, vittis pluribus longitudinalibus 

 flavis, capite cinguUs duabus tra?isversis ?rigris. 



Subviolaceous Sparus, with several longitudinal yellow bands, 

 and two transverse black fillets round the head. 



Sp. bivittatus. Block, t. 2(53. 



LENGTH near six inches : habit of a Carp : all 

 the fins pale yellow : scales middle-sized : tail 

 pretty deeply forked. Native of the Indian seas ? 



SMARE SPARUS. 



Sp. Smaris. S. argenfeus, occllo nigro laterally pmnis pecto- 



ralibus caudaque rubrls. 

 Silvery Sparus, with a black lateral spot, and red pectoral fins 



and tail. 

 Sparus Smaris. Lin. 



BACK of a reddish tinge : head marked by several 

 pores : front teeth somewhat blunt and intermixed 

 with smaller teeth : native of the Mediterranean. 



