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RAMAK SPAKUS. 



Sparus Ramak. S. tdbido-virescens, lineis longitudinalibm obso- 



letis violaceo-flaventibuS) piimis rubcntibus. 

 Whitish-green Sparus, with longitudinal yellowish-violet lines, 



and reddish fins. 

 Sciaena Ramak. Lin. Gmcl. Forsk. Arab. 



GREATLY allied, except in colour, to the Mahsena, 

 and native of the same seas. 



GREAT-EYED SPARUS. 



Sparus Grandoculis. S. ccerulesccns, ocuHs ntagnis, labio in- 



feriorc gibbo. 



Blueish Sparus, with large eyes, and gibbous lower lip. 

 Scisena grandoculis. Lin. Gmcl. Forsk. Arab. 



ALLIED to S. Mahsena : shape ovate-oblong, with 

 obscure longitudinal streaks : in each jaw six front- 

 teeth : fins pale violet : pectoral fins pale red : the 

 dorsal and anal each increased by a lobe at the 

 hind part : native of the Arabian seas. 



SILVER-EYED SPARUS. 



Sparus Argyrops. S. cauda lunata, dorso canaliculato, oculorum 



iridibus argenteis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmcl. p. 1277. 

 Sparus with lunated tail, channelled back, and silvery^irides. 

 Zanthurus Indicus. Will, ichth. app. t. 3. 



ALLIED to Sp. Chrysops : the three first rays of 

 the dorsal fin are elongated. Native of the American 

 seas. 



