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BILOBATE SPARUS. 



Spams Bilobatus. S. cauda biloba, lobis rotundatis. 

 Sparus with bilobate tail, with the lobes rounded. 

 Le Bilobe. Cepede. 4. p. 143. 



Mentioned by Cepede from Commerson : native 

 of the Indian sea. 



CARDINAL SPARUS. 



Spams Cardinalis. S; ruber, abdomine rosea. 

 Deep-red Spams, with rose-coloured abdomen. 

 Spare Cardinal. Cepede. 4.p, 143. 



Described by Cepede on the authority of some" 

 Chinese drawings in the Prince of Orange's col- 

 lection: the deep-red colour of the upper parts 

 and the rose-colour of the lower are abruptly 

 separated: between the eyes is a kind of raised 

 skin, reaching forwards like a hood as far as the tip 

 of the upper jaw. 



