THE 
BANDED ANTHIAS. 
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Generic Character. 
Head completely fcaled: anterior gill-covers fer- 
rated. 
Specific Character, &c. 
White ANTHIAS, with longitudinal brown 
bands. 
The brown-banded ANTHIAS. 
The BANDED Perch. 
The Anthias Diagramma of Bloch, or Perea Dia- 
gramma of Linnaeus, is found in various parts of 
India, where it inhabits frelh. waters. It grows to 
the length of about ten inches, and, like others of 
this genus, preys on the fmaller fifties. 
