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BROWNISH SPARUS. 



Spams Fuscescens. S. friscescens, squamis aureis, macula nigra 



ad pinnas pectoraks. Lin. GmeL p. 1279* 

 Brownish Spams, with the scales tinged with gold-colour, and 



a black spot at the pectoral fins. 



Habit rather broad : length about four inches : 

 native of the Japanese sea. 



OSBECK's SPARUS. 



Spams Osbeckii. S. corpore longitudinaliter ccerideo flaxoque 



fasciato, capite rubro cceruleoque variato. 

 Spams with the body longitudinally striped with blue and 



yellow, and the head varied with red and blue. ; 

 Spare Osbeck. Cepede. 4. p. 107 . 



Length a few inches : on each side, above the 

 lateral line a black spot : native of the Mediter- 

 ranean. 



VARIEGATED SPARUS. 



Sparus Variegatus. S. argenteus, corpore nigro transverskn 



variato, cauda nigro marginata. 

 Silvery Sparus, with the body transversely variegated with 



black, and the tail bordered with black. 

 S. bigarre. Cepede. 4. p. log. 



Shape oval : native of the Mediterranean. 



