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PATCHED SPARUS. 



Sparus Maculatus. 5. grisco-Jl'ivesceiis, supra ?ugro-varis. 

 Yellowish grey Sparus, variegated above with black. 

 Anthias maculatus. Block, t. 326. 



LENGTH about five inches : habit of a Perch : 

 scales middle-sized : dorsal fin reddish at the tip : 

 back crossed by two or three blackish bands and 

 varied by several irregular spots. Native of the 

 Indian seas. 



ORIENTAL SPARUS. 



Sparus Orientalis. S.fuhus, nigro-fusco varius. 

 Fulvous Sparus, variegated with blackish-brown. 

 Anthias Orientalis. Block, t. 326. f. 3. 



A SMALL species about four inches in length : 

 bead and fore-parts rather deep : mouth small : 

 scales middle-sized : dorsal, anal fin, and tail varied 

 with brown : eyes rather large : native of Japan. 



CEPEDIAN SPARUS. 



Sparus Cepedianus. S. albus, linels utrinque longifudinalibus 



jlaiis, cavda nigra albo-marg'mata. 

 White Sparus, with longitudinal yellow lines on each side, 



and black tail bordered with white. 

 Lutian Blancor. Cepede. A. p. 240. 



SIZE rather small : native of the Indian seas : 

 described by Cepede from Commerson. 



