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BLACK-TAIL SPARUS. 



Sparus Melanums. S. argcnteus, dor so cceruleo, lateribm 

 fusco longitudinaliter sti iato-maculatis, ocello nigro ad basin 

 caudce* 



Silvery Sparus, with blue back, sides stripe-spotted longi- 

 tudinally with brown, and a black spot at the base of the 

 tail. 



Sparus melanurus. Lin. 



LOWER jaw thickly set with small sharp teeth : 

 sides marked by dusky spots, and generally by a 

 black spot on each side the tail. Native of the 

 Mediterranean. 



SILVER SPARUS. 



Sparus Argenteus. S. argenteus, macula utrinque props caput 



nigra. 



Silvery Spare, with a black spot on each side near the head. 

 Sparus argentatus. Lin. Gmel. 



SHAPE very deep, or like that of the Gilthead : 

 length a few inches : native of the Japanese sea. 



SYNAGRE SPARUS. 



Sparus Synagris. S. purpurascens , lineis utrinque septan aureis* 

 Purplish Spare, with seven gold-coloured lines on each side. 

 S. Synagris. Lin. Gmel. Catesb. Car. 2. t. 17. 



LENGTH about ten inches : eyes large. Native 

 of the American seas. 



