SCRIBE SPARUS* 



- Spams Scriba. S. griseus, capite scripto, corpore fasciis trans* 

 versis fuscis, pinnis pectoralibus caudaquejlavis. 

 Greyish Spams, with the head marked by letter-shaped cha- 

 racters, the body banded transversely with brown, and the 

 pectoral fins and tail yellow. 



' Perca Scriba. Lin. Grnel. 



CHINESE SPARE. 



Spams Sinensis. S. flavescens, cauda ovali, maxilla inferiore 

 breviore. 



Yellowish Spams, with even tail, and lower jaw shorter than 



the upper. 

 Perca Chinensis. Lin. Gmel. 



Habit of a common Perch, but smaller : lateral 

 line curved : dorsal fin extending from head to tail. 

 Native of China. 



SPEAR sparus. 



Spams Hasta. S. Jlavescens, tineis Jongitudinalihus cceruleis 9 

 . abdominc argenteo, pinnis 'pectoralibus ventralibus caudaque 

 rubris. 



Yellowish Spams, with longitudinal blue lines, silvery abdo- 

 men, and red pectoral, ventral fins, and tail. 

 Lutianus Hasta. Block, t. 246./. 1. 



Size and habit of a small Perch : dorsal fin pale, 

 with two blackish stripes : scales of moderate size : 



