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ELLIPTIC SPARUS. 



Spams Ellipticus. S. albidus, dorso subfusco, ellipsi duplicata 

 violacea notato. 



Whitish Spams, with brownish back, marked by a doubled, 



violet- coloured ellipsis. 

 Anthias bilineatus. Block, t. 325./. I. 



Size of a small Perch: along the back several 

 dusky streaks, and on each side two parallel, deep- 

 violet stripes, curving upward in such a manner as 

 to form two large concentric ellipses on the back : 

 scales middle-sized : anal fin black on the fore- 

 part, and orange behind. Native of Japan. 



JAPANESE SPARUS* 



Spams Japonicus. S. luteus, dorso transfer sim cceruko-lineato, 



pimiis rubentibus. 

 Yellow Spams, with the back crossed by\blue lines, and reddish 



fins. * . 



Anthias Japonicus. Block, t. 325./. 2. 



Size and habit of the preceding species : dorsal 

 fin marked along its fore-part by a dusky band; 

 the hind-part, with the other fins and tail red. Na- 

 tive of Japan. 



