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CHINESE SPARUS. 



Spams Sinensis. S. ruber, lineis quatuor longitudinalibus flams, 

 abdominefiavo, cauda supra radio elongato nudo. 



Red Spams, with four longitudinal yellow lines, abdomen 

 yellow, and tail furnished at the upper part with a long 

 naked ray. 



Mentioned by Cepede from the same Chinese 

 drawings which afforded the former species : pec- 

 toral and ventral fins yellow. 



BUFONITE SPARUS. 



Sparus Bufonites. S. pallidus, striis utrinque longitudinalibus 

 numerosis fuscis. 



Pale Sparus, with numerous longitudinal brown lines on each 

 side. 



Sp. Bufonite. Cepede. 4. p. 143. 



Described by Cepede from Commerson^ who 

 presented its figure to the Count de Buffon : habit 

 that of a Gilthead, and the pavement of molares * 

 in the mouth exactly resembling those of the Gilt- 

 head : all that is said of the colour of this species is 

 that on each side are eleven or twelve longitudinal 

 stripes. 



* These, when found fossil, are often termed bufonites, as 

 well. as those of the Anarhichas Lupus or Wolf-fish. 



