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SCRIBE SPARUS. 



Sparus Scriba. S. griseus, capite scripto, corpore fasciis trans* 

 versisfuscis, pinnis pectoralibus caudaqueflavis. 



Greyish Sparus, with the head marked by letter-shaped cha- 

 racters, the body banded transversely with brown, and the 

 pectoral fins and tail yellow. 



Perca Scriba. Ian. Gmel. 



CHINESE SPARE. , 



Sparus Sinensis. S. jlavescens, cauda avail, maxilla infcriore 



breviore. 

 Yellowish Sparus, with even tail, and lower jaw shorter than 



the upper. 

 Perca Chinensis. Lin. Gmel. 



HABIT of a common Perch, but smaller : lateral 

 line curved : dorsal tin extending from head to tail. 

 Native of China. 



SPEAR SPARUS. 



Sparus Hasta. S. Jfaoocatg, lineis longihtdinaKhu 



abdoniine argenteo, pinnis pectoralibw ventralibus caudaque 

 rubris. 



Yellowish Sparus, with longitudinal blue lines, silvery abdo- 

 men, and red pectoral, ventral fins, and tail. 



Lutianus Hasta. Block, t. 246. /. 1. 



SIZE and habit of a small Perch : dorsal fin pale, 

 with two blackish stripes : scales of moderate size ; 



