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RAMENTOSE SPARUS. 



Sparus Ramentaceus. S.fusco-virescens f capitepinnisqueviolaceo- 

 maculatis, pinnae dorsalis ramentis spinis longioribus. 



Greenish-brown Sparus, witli the head and fins spotted with 

 violet, and the processes of the dorsal fin longer than the 

 spines. 



Labrus ramentaceus. Lin. Gmel. 



SHAPE rather slender : scales large, and disposed 

 in nine rows on each side : upper lip moveable : 

 four large front-teeth in each jaw : native of the 

 Arabian seas. 



OCELLATED SPARUS. 



Sparus Ocellatus. S. virescens, cap'ite cceruko-undulato, ocello 

 postoculari coccineo. 



Greenish Sparus, with head undulated with blue, and a scarlet- 

 ringed spot behind each eye. 



Labrus ocellatus. Lin. Gmel. 



SHAPE subovate: on the gill-covers a large oblong 

 blue spot edged with red: tail linear: native of 

 the Arabian seas. 



