THE 
ABILGARDIAN SPARUS. 
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GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Teeth strong : front-teeth in some species dis- 
posed in a single row, in others in a double^ 
treble, or quadruple row. 
Grinders (in most species) convex, smooth, and 
forming a kind of pavement in the mouth. 
Lips thick: gill-covers unarmed, scaly, 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, 
Whitish Spar us, with dusky back, and large 
hexagonal scales* 
Gen. ZooL 4. p. 412. 
Sparus Abilgardi. 
Block. pL 259. 
This fish is principally observed in the American 
seas, and grows to the length of eighteen inches or twp 
feet. 
