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LARGE-SCALED SCLENA. 



Sciaena Macrolepidota. S.jlava,fasciis tr answer sis fusco-violaceis, 



pinnis maculatis. 

 Yellow Sciaena, with transverse brownish-violet bands and 



spotted fins. 

 Sciaena macrolepidota. Block. 



LENGTH about a foot : head short, and sloping 

 rather suddenly : scales pretty large : dorsal, anal, 

 and caudal fin spotted with brown : pectoral fins 

 plain and tinged with violet : ventral fins red : 

 eyes blue : native of India. 



SPOTTED SCLENA. 



Sciaena Maculata. S.fuscojlavoque varia, pinnis maculatis. 

 Sciaena varied with brown and yellow, with spotted fins. 

 Sciaena maculata. Block. 



LENGTH about five inches and a half: shape 

 oblong; back rising at the fore-part, and sloping 

 towards the tail : scales middle-sized : dorsal fins, 

 anal, and caudal spotted with brown : dorsal fins 

 placed at some distance from each other : pectoral 

 and ventral fins unspotted : tail of an ovate shape : 

 native regions unknown. 



