

BOors. 



OriiEK characters as in the sparoid fishes; teeth of the outward row 

 broad and cutting; mouth rather small. 



BOGUE. 



BOX. OXEYE. 



Boopn, Box, Boez, JoNSTON, Table 20, f. 8. 



Bobps primus, WlLLOtrGHBY; p. 317, tab. v. 8. 



Spams hoops, LiNN.^us. 



Boops or Box vulgaris, Cuviee. 



" " " Yareell; Br. Fishes, 2nd. Sup. 



Le Spare Bague, Lacepede. 



Bogue, Bisso. 



In some parts of tlic European side of the Mediterranean 

 the Bogue is a common iish, and "where it frequents it is in 

 great abundance. Outside the straits of GihraUar also, it is 

 found far to the south, so that it is known in the Canary 

 Islands, and even, perhaps, in the AVest Indies. But it is not 

 commonly found to -svander northward; and therefore it is 

 not a fish that we should expect to visit our coasts, for the 

 influences Mhich point its course in that direction, across such 

 a depth of water, however powerful, appear to be exceedingly 

 obscure. 



The first British exann)le >\c have a record of "was caught 

 in a ground-scan, in company with Grey Mullets, in the early 

 part of October, 1842, at St. Mawcs, in the harbour of I'al- 

 mouth, and fortunately came into the hands of Alfred Fox, 

 Esq., who caused a draAving to be taken, from which our 



