471 



TRANQUEBAR SPARUS. 



Spares Tranquebaricus. S. griseo-jlavescens, dorso fasciis trms* 



versis semidecurrentibus fuscis, piiwis rubris. 

 Yellowish-grey Sparus, with the back marked by transverse 



semidecurrent bands, and red fins. 

 Anthias Johnii. Block, 318. 



Habit of the Gilthead Spare, but somewhat less 

 deep : back marked by dusky longitudinal lines : 

 scales middle-sized : fins red, except the fore-part 

 of the dorsal, which is pale. Native of Tranque- 

 bar: communicated to Bloch by a Mr. John, a 

 missionary in that country. 



TORTOISE-SHELL SPARUS. 



Spares Testudineus. S. fusco-flavescens, squamis magtiis, oculis 

 cceruleis* 



Yellowish-brown Sparus, with large scales, and blue eyes. 

 Anthias testudineus. Bloch, t, 322. 



Habit of a Carp : colour brown, with a strong 

 suffusion of pale yellow on the sides and head: 

 scales paler on the margin than on the middle : 

 mouth moderate : teeth small : dorsal and anal fin 

 pale at the fore-part and black at the hind-part, 

 rest of the fins brown. Native of the Indian seas. 



