BIDENT SPARUS. 46? 



teeth rather small : second ray of the anal fin longer 

 than the rest and very strong and sharp. Native 

 of Japan. 



SADDLED SPARUS. 



Sparus Ephippium. S. rubcr, nebula magna dorsali nigra. 

 Red Sparus, with a large black cloud on the back. 

 Lutianus Ephippium. Block, t. 250/. 2. 



LENGTH about five inches : habit broad or deep : 

 scales middle sized : fins pale dusky grey : the 

 dorsal and anal somewhat scaled at the base : orbits 

 and plates of the gill-covers marked with striated 

 denticulations : mouth small : teeth nearly equal. 

 Native of the Indian seas. 



BIDENT SPARUS. 



Sparus Bidens. S. roseus, abdonwie argenteo, 



maxilla superiore dentibus duobus. 

 Rose-coloured Sparus, with silvery abdomen, blueish fins,, and 



two teeth in the upper jaw. 

 Lutianus bidens. Block, t. 251. f. 1. 



LENGTH about six inches : shape somewhat 

 lengthened : at the base of the pectoral fin on 

 each side a black spot : eyes yellow : scales rather 

 large : an elegant species : native of the Northern 

 parts of the Atlantic ocean. 



