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POISONOUS SPARE. 



Sparus Venenosus. S, griseus, corf ore pimctis sanguineis notato, 



pinnis pcctoralibus apice flavis. 

 Greyish Sparus, with the body sprinkled with sanguine spots, 



and the pectoral fins yellow at the tips. 

 Perca venenosa. Lin. Catesb. Car. 2. p. 5. 



A middle-sized species : native of the American 

 seas ; and, 4ike several other fishes in those regions, 

 reputed poisonous at some particular seasons : 

 probably, from feeding on some acrimonious kinds 

 of Mollusca, &c. 



SALIN SPARUS. 



Sparus Salin. S. argenteo-cxrideus, macula utrinque nigra, 

 pinnis flavis. 



Silvery-blue Sparus, with a black spot on each side, and yellow 

 fins. 



Sparus Salin. Cepede. 4. p. 137. Perca unimaculata. Block, 

 t. 308./. 1. 



A small species : native of the Brasilian seas : 

 habit broad : beneath the lateral line a few longi- 

 tudinal yellow streaks. 



