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NORWEGIAN SPARUS. 



Sparus Noryegicus. S. flavus, dorso violaceo, corpore fusco- 



maculato. 

 Yellow Sparus, with violet-coloured back, and the body spotted 



with brown. 

 Lutianus Norvegicus. Block. 256. 



HABIT of a Carp, but the head somewhat more 

 oblong : scales rather large for the size of the fish : 

 dorsal fin yellowish with violet clouds : the rest 

 pale violet : at the base of the tail a round dusky 

 spot : eyes blue : orbit radiated by tubular pores : 

 the pavement of grinders is in this species situated 

 so deep as not to be visible in the mouth, being 

 rather seated at the entrance of the stomach. 



SURINAM SPARE. . 



Sparus Surinamensis. S. subruber, fasciis scmidecurrentibus 

 nigris, abdomine svbalbente, macula utrinquefusca. 



Reddish Sparus, with black semidecurrent bands, and whitish 

 abdomen with a black spot on each side. 



Lutianus Surinamensis. Bloch. t. 253. 



SIZE and shape of a Perch : fins dusky : last band 

 on the .body rather broader than the rest : upper 

 part of the tail tinged with red : eyes blue : scales 

 middle-sized: dorsal and anal fin scaly at the base: 

 native of Surinam. 



