THE 
LARGE-SCALED SCIiENA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Head scaly. 
Dorsal fins two, seated in a furrow, into which 
they may occasionally be withdraw^n. 
Gill'tnembrane six-rayed. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, l^c. 
Yellow Sciaena, with transverse brownish -violet 
bands, and spotted fins. 
Large-scaled Sciaena. 
Gen. Zool. 4^ p. 543. 
The large-scaled Scisena is a native of the Indiaa 
seas, and grows to the size of the common or river 
Perch e 
