BIDENT SPARUS. 46? 



teeth rather small : second ray of the anal fin longer 

 than the rest and very strong and sharp. Native 

 of Japan* 



SADDLED SPARUS. 



Spams Ephippium. S. ruber, nebula magna dorsali nigra,. 

 Red Spams, with a large black cloud on the back. 

 Lutianus Ephippium. Block, t. 250. f. 2. 



Length about five inches : habit broad or deep : 

 scales middle sized : fins pale dusky grey * the 

 dorsal and anal somewhat scaled at the base : orbits 

 and plates of the gill-covers marked with striated 

 denticulations : mouth small : teeth nearly equal. 

 Native of the Indian seas. 



BIDENT SPARUS. 



Sparus Bidens. S. roseus, abdomme argenieo, pinnis subcceruleis a 



maxilla superior e dentibus duobus. 

 Rose-coloured Sparus, with silvery abdomen, blueish fins, and 



two teeth in the upper jaw. 

 Lutianus bidens. Block, t. 251. f. 1. 



Length about six inches : shape somewhat 

 lengthened : at the base of the pectoral fin on 

 each side a black spot : eyes yellow : scales rather 

 large : an elegant species : native of the Northern 

 parts of the Atlantic ocean, 



