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PISCES THORACICI. SPARUS. 
Th ejins. The spines of the anal fin thicker than those of the dorsal; the pectoral fins acuminate above; 
the caudal entire. 
The colour. The front adorned with several rows of small azure dots, and the cheeks and opercula with 
curve and straight lines of the same colour, some dots being interspersed: all on a changeable gold ground. 
The scales are of a dark ash-colour, with azure edges, giving an elegant appearance to the whole trunk; and 
on the lateral line is an orbicular mark, blue, brown, and white. The dorsal fin and upper half of the caudal a 
yellowish brown; the pectoral gray, the other fins blue. 
The length of the subject described, six inches; but I have seen others nearly two feet long; and in such the 
colours were less vivid. 
No. XCVII. 
Sparus caiula sub-bilobata; spinis dorsalibus decern; operculo anteriore serrato ; corpore vittis 
oBscuris ; macula rotunda nigrescente supra lineam lateralem. 
The Sparus with a tail slightly bilobed ; the anterior operculum pectinate; obscure lon¬ 
gitudinal bands on the body, and a blackish, round spot above the lateral line. 
Called by the Natives Doondiawah. 
IQ I 3 
B. vi. D. 25. P. 15. V. IF. A. 77 C. 20. 
The body ovate, the head rather more pointed than usual in this genus; the anterior lamina of the opercula 
serrated. 
The colour of the head purplish, and faint red, but the opercula towards the branchiae golden. The back has 
a dull greenish cast, with several curve dark fillets, running from the opercula to the tail; but below the line, 
the colour grows gradually lighter on the sides, changing on the belly to a pale yellow; the breast white with 
a yellow cast. The sides are also striped with dusky, straight fillets, and between the dorsal fin and lateral 
line there is an orbicular, blackish, spot. The fins are of a reddish yellow, the edge of the dorsal and caudal 
membranes orange. 
Length of the subject, ten inches. 
No. XCVIII. 
Sparus caudci sub-lunata; spinis dorsalibus decern ; corpore oblongo ovale, liners longitudi- 
nalibus et obliquis,fulvis et Jlavis ; macula nigra ad lineam lateralem. 
The Sparus with a tail somewhat lunate; ten dorsal spines; an oblong-oval body, with 
longitudinal and oblique lines of dusky and bright yellow; and on the lateral line, a 
black spot. 
Called by the Natives Antika Doondiawah. 
IQ I 3 
B. vii. D. 24. P. 1G. V. 6. A. 9. C, 20. 
The form of the head and position of the eyes nearly the same as in the last, the operculum also serrate; but 
the body is more of an oblong shape and the lateral line less arched. 
The colour. The head red, shining as if varnished; the back of a darker red, which below the line brightens 
