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With even, or rounded tail. 



ORPH SPARE. 



Sparus Orphus. S. rubro-purpureus, macula utrinque nigra 

 prope caudam. 



Reddish-purple Sparus, with a black spot on each side near 



the tail. 

 Sparus Orphus. Lin, Gmel, 



Inhabits the Mediterranean : said to be re- 

 markably tenacious of life. 



MAROON SPARUS. 



Sparus Chromis. S. fuscus, striatus, macula utrinque nigra 



ad pinnas ventrales, radio secwido elongato. 

 Brown, striated Sparus, with a black spot on each side at the 



base of the ventral fins, of which the second ray is elongated. 

 Sparus Chromis. Lin, GmeL 



Head small : sides marked with longitudinal 

 streaks of a lighter hue than the ground-colour. 

 Native of the Mediterranean, where it is often ob- 

 served in small shoals. 



