PISCES THORACICI. SPARUS. 
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nearly to pink; the belly a yellowish white; the breast white. Above the line, three or four darkish yellow 
lines run from the ridge of the back to the hind head ; and below the line, two fillets of the same colour run 
straight to the caudal fin, while the other two of lighter yellow, and a little curve, run from the face to the anal 
fin : besides these, there is a remarkable oblong, black spot touching the lateral line. The dorsal and caudal 
fins are of a dull purple, the latter edged red; the other fins are yellow. These colours vary in subjects of 
different ages, but the spot on the lateral line is constant. 
The length, eleven inches. 
No. XCIX. 
Sparus canda bijida; spinis dorsalibus decern; corpore fasciis duabus latissimis, sanguineis, 
insigniter piclo. 
The Sparus with a bifid tail, and ten dorsal spines ; two remarkable broad, blood-colour 
bands on the body. 
Called by the Natives Botlawoo Ghampah. 
ii }_ _3_ 
B. vi. D. 28. P. 16. V, 6. A. 14. C. 17. 
This species, which is richly coloured, differs in the form of its body from those last described. The back is 
more arched; the breast and belly straighter; the scales smaller than usual in this genus, and the hinder part 
of the dorsal, as well as the anal fin, remarkably acuminate. The tail slightly bifid. 
The eyes oval; nostrils small, distant from each other; the tongue long, lanceolate, smooth, free. Teeth 
regular, not close; some teeth in the palate. The first lamina of the opercula slightly serrated. The lateral 
line conspicuous but not carinate. 
The front and rostrum are of a deep blood colour, the rest of the face and lips pink; two very broad bands 
of a still deeper red than the front, cross the trunk; one from the points of the three first dorsal spines to the 
ventral fin, the other from the margin of the hinder dorsal, curves to the under margin of the caudal, on which 
it is continued : the interstices between them a light gray, variegated with transverse lines of white dots. The 
throat white; the belly pale pink. The pectoral fin is pink; the dorsal, ventral, and anal, with the points of 
the caudal lobes, look as if dipped in blood. 
Length, eleven inches; breadth three and a half. 
