PISCES THORACIC!. SPARUS. 
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Th e jins. The form and disposition of the fins are the same as in the last, but the soft rays are more 
ramous, and the dorsal spines here recline in a groove; the pectoral is very slightly falcate; and the ventral 
does not terminate in a setaceous point. 
The colour of the face a very dark purple, the opercula lighter purple, the throat reddish. The back, above 
the line, of the same colour as the face, but beneath it, the purple brightens a little ; the breast and belly reddish 
intermixed with white. The pectoral fin is orange, all the others are purple, of a shade lighter than the back; 
the edge of the caudal a reddish brown. 
The length of the subject described thirteen inches, but they are brought double that size. 
In quality it is not much esteemed by the Europeans. 
No. XCV. 
Sparus cauda truncata; spinis dorsalibus decern; operculo anteriore serrato; pinnis Jlave- 
scentibus. 
The Sparus with a truncate tail; ten dorsal spines; the anterior operculum serrated; 
the fins yellow. 
Called by the Natives Yapilli. 
IQ I 3 
B . vii. D. 25. P. 16. V. 6. A. 12. C. 18. 
This species has a more serrated operculum, and the fins are more squamous than usual. 
The colour of the face purplish; the back a dark gray, which grows gradually lighter on the sides below the 
lateral line; the sides streaked longitudinally with darkish fillets; the belly a yellowish white. All the fins are 
yellowish, but the edges of the dorsal, anal, and caudal, approach to an orange colour. 
The length from the nose to the end of the caudal fin, thirteen inches. 
No. XCVI. 
Sparus cauda Integra; spina anales dorsalibus robustiores; corpore ovale , punciis lineisque 
ccemliis vario ; macula rotunda ad lineam lateralem. 
The Sparus with an undivided tail; the anal spines stronger than the dorsal; the oval 
body variegated with light blue dots and short lines; a round spot on the lateral line. 
Called by the Natives Kallee Maee. 
io _i_ _3_ 
B, vii. D. 26. P. 16. V. 6. A. 12. C. 18. 
This species agreeing in most respects, with the others already described, is sufficiently distinguished by its 
form and colour. 
The body approaches nearer to oval than the others, and the crown is flatter; the anterior lamina of the 
opercula serrated, the second has a small dent in the edge, for the reception of a little blunt process on the 
edge of the posterior lamina. The tongue is smooth, bridled; the fore part of the palate rough. 
