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BLACK-BANDED SPARUS. 



Sparus Chrysomelanos. S. luteus, fasciis novem transversa 

 nigricantibns. 



Yellow Sparus, with nine transverse blackish bands, 

 Spare chrysomelane. Cepede, 4. p. 53. 



Described by Cepede from a drawing by Plu- 

 mier : lower jaw longer than the upper : lips thick : 

 eyes large : all the fins marbled with pale blue and 

 flesh-colour : length four or five decimetres : native 

 of the American seas. 



HEMISPHERIC SPARUS. 



Sparus Hemisphaericus. S. capite antrorsum hemisphcerko 3 linea 

 laterali duplici, pinnis pectoralibus dorsalique macula nigra. 



Sparus with the head hemispherical in front, double lateral 

 line, and the dorsal and anal fin marked by a black spot. 



S. Hemisphaerium. Cepede. 4. p. 160. 



Mentioned by Cepede from Commerson : front- 

 teeth in the upper jaw longer than the rest : lateral 

 line double : at the base of the pectoral fins a 

 black spot, and another on the fore part of the 

 dorsal. Native of the Indian sea,s. 



