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PLUMIER'S SCLENA. 



Sciaena Plumieri. S. subviolacea , fasciis t r answer sis fuscis, Ihicis 



longitudinalibus p'mnisque ftavis. 

 Subviolaceous Sciaena, with transverse brown bands, and yellow 



longitudinal lines and fins. 

 Sciaena Plumieri. Block. 



HABIT that of a Perch : head very short : scales 

 middle-sized : eyes yellow : teeth small : pectoral 

 fins lanceolate : tail large and slightly lunated : 

 native of the American seas : described by Bloch 

 from a drawing by Plumier. 



MAURITIAN SCIAENA. 



Sciaena Mauritii. S. argentea } dorso subfusco, pinna dorsali 



prima spinosa, radiis novcm. 

 Silvery Sciaena, with brownish back, and the first dorsal fin 



spiny, with nine rays. 

 Sciaena Mauritii. Block. 



LENGTH about six inches, but said to grow to the 

 size of a Perch : habit that of a Salmon, and ex- 

 tremely resembling, except in size, the S. Labrax, 

 but the scales are larger in proportion : colour 

 silvery, with a slight dusky tinge on the back, and 

 the fins pale : tail slightly lunated, yellowish at the 

 base, and dusky towards the end : native of Brasil : 

 described by Bloch from a drawing by Prince 

 Maurice. 



