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TWO-SPINED SCLffiNA. 



Sciaena Diacantha. S. subargentea, lineis longitudinalibus Jlavis, 



dorso glauco, operculis bispinosis. 

 Subargenteous Sciaena, with longitudinal yellow lines, and two- 



spined gill-covers. 

 Sciaena diacantha. Block. 



Length about twelve inches : habit allied to that 

 of S. Labrax : fins glaucous, but the pectoral, 

 ventral fins, and tail, reddish at the base : tail 

 slightly lunated : eyes yellow : scales rather large : 

 native of the Mediterranean. 



PIKE-HEADED SCLENA. 



Sciaena Undecimalis. S. rubescens, abdomine argenteo, pinnis 



dorsalibus caudaque subfuscis. 

 Reddish Sciaena, with silvery abdomen, and brownish dorsal fins 



and tail. 

 Sciaena undecimalis. Block, 



Length about twelve inches : habit somewhat 

 resembling that of a Pike, the shape of the head 

 being greatly similar, and the lower jaw longer 

 than the upper: teeth small: back rising pretty 

 suddenly from the eyes : scales middle-sized : late- 

 ral line blackish and very distinct : tail slightly 

 forked: native of the American seas, and said to 

 be common about the coasts of Jamaica. In the 

 second dorsal fin are eleven rays, from which cir- 

 cumstance is derived the trivial name applied to 

 this species by Dr. Bloch. 



