542 



GOLD-STRIPED SCIJENA. 



Scisena Fulviflamma. S. albido-jlavescens, vittis qulnque vel sex 

 longitudinalibus aureis, macula media nigra. 



Whitish-yellow Sciaena, with five or six longitudinal gold- 

 coloured bands, and a middle black spot. 



Sciaena fulviflamma. Zth, GmeL Torsk. arab. 



FIRST dorsal fin dusky ; the second and the other 

 fins yellow : the gold-coloured lines on the body 

 are sometimes rather obscure: teeth strong, distant, 

 and conic-subulate. Native of the Arabian seas. 



With even or rounded tail. 



BLACK SCIAENA. 



Sciaena Nigra. S. subtus subargentca, oculis rubris. 



Black Sciaena, with subargenteous abdomen, and red eyes, 



Sciaena nigra Block. Sciaena Umbra. Lin. 



SIZE of a Perch : scales middle-sized, and marked 

 with small black specks : fins black : tail rounded. 

 Native of the Mediterranean. 



