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JUBA SPARUS. 



Sparus Juba. S. argenteus, dorso violaceo, pimtis flavo luteoque 



variatis, cauda bimaculata. 

 Silvery Sparus, with violet back, fins varied with yellow and 



orange, and tail marked by two spots. 

 Perca Juba. Block, t. 311./. I. 



Back much elevated : head marked by a black 

 band from eye to eye : on the tail two black spots : 

 size rather larger than that of the Selim. Native 

 of the American seas. 



DUSKY-BACKED SPARUS. 



Sparus Melanotus. S. argenteus, dorso nigricante, pinnis apice 

 rubentibus. 



Silvery Sparus, with dusky back, and fins reddish at the tips. 

 Perca argentata. Block, t. 311. /. 1. 



Native of the Japanese seas : teeth small. 



NIPHON SPARUS. 



Sparus Niphon. S. albus, dorso subfusco, lateribus lineis l6?igt- 

 tudinalibus flaventibus. 



White Sparus, with brownish back, and sides marked by longi- 

 tudinal yellowish lines. 



Perca Japonica. Block, t. 311./*. 2. 



Sparus Niphon. Ccpede. 4. p. 141. 



Native of the Japanese seas, in which the isle of 

 Niphon forming the principal feature, Cepede calls 



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