542 



0 OLD-STRIPED SCIJENA. 



Sciaena Fulviflamma. S. albido-jlavescens, vittis quinque Del sez 



longitudinalibus aureis, macula media nigra, 

 Whitish-yellow Sciaena, with five or six longitudinal gold* 



coloured bands, and a middle black spot. 

 Sciaena fulviflamma. Lin, Gmel, Forsk. arab. 



First dorsal fin dusky ; the second and the other 

 fins yellow : the gold-coloured lines on the body 

 are sometimes rather obscure : teeth strong, distant, 

 and conic-subulate. Native of the Arabian seas. 



With even or rounded tail. 



BLACK SCLENA. 



Sciaena Nigra. S. subtus subargentea, oculis rubris. 

 Black Sciaena, with subargenteous abdomen, and red eyes. 

 Sciaena nigra Block, Sciaena Umbra. Lm. 



Size of a Perch : scales middle-sized, and marked 

 with small black specks : fins black : tail rounded. 

 Native of the Mediterranean. 



