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GOLDEN-EYED SPARUS. 



Sparus Chrysops. S. ccerulescens. dor so canaliculato, iridibus 

 aureis. 



Blueish Sparus, with channelled back, and golden irides. 

 S. chrysops. Lin. Gmel, Aurata Bahamensis. Catesb. Car. 

 2. t. 16. 



Head variegated with blue streaks : pectoral, 

 ventral, anal, and caudal fins blue : native of the 

 American seas. 



SPINE SPARUS. 



S. Spinus. S. cceruleo-variatus, spina dorsali recumbente. 

 Sparus with blue variegations, and recumbent dorsal spine. 

 S. Spinus. Lin. Gmel. 



Native of the American and Indian seas. 



MORMYRE SPARUS. 



Sparus Mormyrus. S. argenteus, fasciis plurimis transversis 



nigris. 



Silvery Sparus, with numerous transverse black bands. 

 S. Mormyrus. Lin. Gmel. 



Native of the Mediterranean : length five or six 

 inches : tail bordered with black at the tip. 



