ACARA SPARUS. 



Spams Acara. S subargeuteus, dorso subfusco, macula utrinquc 



humerali $ ad basin caudce. 

 Subargenteous Sparus, with brownish back, and a black spot on 



each side at the shoulders and at the base of the tail. 

 Sparus Acara. Cepede. Perca bimaculata. Block. 



SIZE of a small Perch : habit rather broad or 

 deep : scales of moderate size : teeth rather small, 

 and equal : fins brown. Native of the Brasilian 

 seas, and in esteem as an edible fish. 



NOCHUNDA SPARUS. 



Sparus Nochunda. S. argentcm, pinnis Jtavescentibus, linea 



later all nigro-maculata. 

 Silvery Sparus, with yellowish fins, and lateral line spotted 



with black, 

 Sparus Nochunda. Cepede. Perca Brasiliensis. Block. 



SIZE of a gudgeon : shape rather slender : scales 

 rather small than large : lateral line strait and 

 marked from the gill-covers to the tail by seven 

 equidistant, oval, black spots. Native of the Bra- 

 silian seas. 



