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GOLDEN-LINED SPARUS. 



Sparus Aureo-lineatus. S. lineis aureis longitudinalibus, dor so 



postico macula oblonga argentea, pinnis rubris. 

 Sparus with longitudinal gold-coloured lines, hind part of the 



back marked by an oblong silvery spot, and red fins. 

 Sp. aureo-lineatus. Cepede. 4. p. 132. 



A SMALL species : native of the Indian seas. 



BLACK-TAIL SPARUS. 



Sparus Melanurus. S. fuscus, abdomine albido, corpore lineis 

 longitudinalibus luteis, cauda nigra albo-marginala. 



Brown Sparus, with whitish abdomen ; body marked by longi- 

 tudinal yellow lines, and black tail bordered with white. 



Perca melanura. Lin. Catesb. Car. 2. t. 7 . 



SIZE of a small Perch : native of the American 

 seas. 



LEAPING SPARUS. 



Sparus Saltator. S. griseus, cauda bifurca postice rubra, abdo- 

 mine latco grisco-lmeato. 



Greyish Sparus, with the tail red towards the tip, and abdomen 

 yellow streaked with grey. 



Perca sectatrix. Lin. Catesb. Car. 2. t. S.f. 2. 



SIZE of a small Perch : has a habit of frequently 

 leaping out of the water, and, according to some, 

 pf following ships, in their swiftest course. 



