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PISCES THORACICI. SPARUS. 
No. CX. 
Sparus cauda sub-integra; spinis dorsalibus decern; corpore quinque vittis ccerideis , macula 
magna, ovale, sub-cceridea, ad lineam lateralem. 
The Sparus with a tail nearly entire ; ten dorsal spines; five sky blue longitudinal bands 
on the side, and a large, oval, bluish mark on the lateral line. 
Called by the Natives Mungi Mupudee. 
— -L _ 3 _ 
B. vi. D. 24. P. 16. V. 6. A. 11. C. 18. 
The body in this species is between ovate and oval; scales large. 
The head declivous, vertex rough, front smooth, a little convex, the face without scales. The mouth, jaws, 
lips, and tongue as usual in the genus. The teeth in the fore part of both jaws crowded in several rows. There 
are teeth also in the palate. The eyes superior, oval. Nostrils distant from each other and from the orbit. The 
opercula squamous, the lower angle of the anterior lamina serrate, the posterior lamina acuminate. The 
branchial membrane half discovered. 
The back arched, the belly straight; the sides compressed and convex; the tail broad. The lateral line high, 
but less arched than the back. Anus nearly middle. 
The spinous portion of the dorsal fin arched, the ramous rounded at the point. The pectoral fin very low, 
long, acuminate above; the second ray of the ventral setaceous ; the anal in shape like the dorsal, and two of 
its spines remarkably strong; the caudal almost intire. 
The general colour a light gray; the front reddish, and five narrow light blue fillets, run from the front 
along the trunk; the belly is of a yellowish white; and above the lateral line, but touching it, is a pale bluish, 
oval spot. The fins are of a faint yellow, edged with orange. 
The length, ten inches. 
No. CXI. 
Sparus cauda Integra parum acuminata; rostro obtuso; linea laterali sub-arcuata, conspicua. 
The Sparus with an undivided tail, slightly pointed ; an obtuse rostrum ; the lateral line 
somewhat arched, conspicuous. 
Called 
11 1 2 
B . V. D. 40 . P. 17 . V. T. A. To. C. 15 . 
