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HEXAGONAL SPARUS. 



Sparus Hexagonus. S. eorpore hexagono-elongato. 

 Sparus with hexagonally-elongated body. 

 Lutianus hexagonus. Cepede. 4. p. 214. 



Eyes very large : scales strongly striated : vertical 

 diameter of the tail much less than that of the 

 body : all the laminae of the gill-covers denticu- 

 lated : teeth rather blunt, and in several rows in 

 each jaw : described by Cepede from a specimen 

 in the Prince of Orange's Museum. 



LUNULATED SPARUS. 



Sparus Lunulatus. S. rubescens, lunula caudali nigra. 

 Reddish Sparus with black caudal crescent. 

 Perca lunata. Lin. Trans. 3. p. 33. 



Size of a small Perch : scales middle-sized : pec- 

 toral and ventral fms lanceolate : tail slightly 

 forked* Observed by Mr. Mungo Park about the 

 coasts of Sumatra. 



GOLD-BANDED SPARUS. 



Sparus Aureo-vittatus. S. albicans, vitta longitudinali flaw. 

 Whitish Sparus, with yellow longitudinal band. 

 Perca aurata. Lin. Trans. 3. p. 33. 



Observed by Mr. Park about the coasts of 

 Sumatra. 



