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BERDA SPARE. 



Spams Berda. S. squamis lateralibus singulis fascia transversa 



fusca, spinis dorsalibus recumbentibus. 

 Whitish Sparus, with each of the side-scales marked by a 



transverse brown band, and with the rays of the dorsal fin 



recumbent in a furrow. 

 S. Berda. Lin. Gmel. Forsk. Arab. 



Shape oval : scales large and rounded : native of 

 the Arabian sea. 



chili sparus. 



Sparus Chilensis. S. subargentem, lineis utrmque transversis 

 fuscis. 



Subargenteus Sparus, with five transverse brown lines on each 

 side. 



S. Chilensis. Lin. Gmel. Molin. Ckil, 



A very large species : shape ovate : head small : 

 front-teeth strong and conic : scales large, rhom- 

 boidal, and spotted with white : lateral line curved 

 in the direction of the back. Native of the South- 

 American seas, and esteemed for the table* 



