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N o . C V I I .
S p a r u s cauda bitobata ; spinis mollibus pinrus dorsi undecem : corpore lanceolato, vittis sub-
rubr is etJiavis, alterné.
T h e S p a r u s with a tail u nequally divided ; eleven soft spines in the dorsal fin ; the body
lanceolate, with alternate reddish and taw n y fillets.
Called b y the Natives L am a G u l im in d a .
B . v. D . ill. P. 1 6 . Y. ? . A. ÏC). C. 21.
T h e hody lanceolate, compressed; scales large, rounded behind, but the anterior edge truncate, which is not
uiicomraoii.
The head ovate, compressed, the rostrum obtuse, the front a little depressed, the face striated ; the mouth
ratlier small ; the teeth straight, regular, numerous. The tongue and palate smooth ; the eyes high, backward,
rather oval ; the nostrils double, in a furrow near the orbit.
The squamous opercula consist of three laminæ, moveable, but hide the membrane.
T h e trunk. The back very little assurgent and slopes very gradually to tlie tail; the belly almost stræght.
The lateral line at first arched a little above the pectoral fin, descends afterwards parallel to the back ; the
anus middle.
Tlie jin s . The spinous part of the dorsal arched, the hinder part ascending ; the pectoral middle, short,
acuminate above ; the ventral with a setaceous tail ; the anal like the ramous part o f the dorsal to which it is
opposite : the caudal bilobed, the upper lobe longest.
The colour. The head and back have a reddish cast ; the sides cinereous, with narrow fillets alternately pale
red, and faint yellow ; the throat and beliy a bright silver ; the dorsal and caudal fins nearly the colour of the
back, the other fins whitish.
T he lengtb, ten inches.
REMARKS.
The fish is firm and of good flavour, somewhat
among the fishermen.
the red mullet, and goes by the name Guliminda
N o . C V I I I .
S p a r u s cauda hilobata; spinis dorsalibus septem; corpore ovato-oblongo, alepidoto, alhescente,
dorso versicolore; macula n igra a d op é ren la ; pinnis dorsalibus duabus.
T h e S paru s with a bilobed t a i l ; seven dorsal sp in e s ; the bod y ovate-oblong, without
scales, wh itish, the back o f changeable colours: a small black spot on the operculum.
Tw o dorsal fins.
Called b y the Natives C h u n d a w a h .
Z . v ii. D. 7 . - 2 3 . P. 1 6 . V. 6. A. 26 . C. 18.
T h e body ovate-oblong, compressed; no scales perceptible, skin striated, polished, whitish, resplendent.
The bead ovate, compressed; the front convex, face smooth; the mouth oblique, large; the lower jaw
longer than the upper, rises obliquely; the tongue small, smooth, moveable; palate rough. T he eyes nearly
middle, large, round, iris pearl. Nostrils high, between the upper edge of the orbit and the front. The opercula
two-leaved, with a black spot on the upper edge of the hinder lamina; the membrane easily discerned.
The lateral line somewhat carinate, a little arched, but less than the back. The anus middle.
The^ni- Two dorsal, the one scapular of seven spines, the other lumbar, ramous, slender; the pectoral
short, acuminate at the top; the ventral still shorter, acuminate at the middle; the anal longer than the opposite
dorsal, but like it in form, and has two very small obscure spines, at its rise ; the caudal unequally divided
into two lobes, of which the under is the largest.
The colour a glossy white, but the back, like mother of pearl, reflects a variety of colours. The second dorsal,
the anal, and caudal fins, have somewhat of a yellowish cast.
The lengtb, nine inches.
The fish is of a very indifferent quabty, being flabby and insipid.
N o . C IX .
S p a r u s ? cauda integra acuminata ; spinis dorsalibus undecem ; corfiore lanceolato, versicolore.
T h e S p a r u s with .1 tail u n divided, acuminate in the middle ; eleven dorsal spines ; a
lanceolate body, o f changeable colours and resplendent.
Called b y the Natives P o t t e e K a n a s a h .
B. v ii. P . To. i l . P. 17. Y. s . A. 9. C. 1 6 .
T h e body oblong-lanceolate, compressed ; scales close, ciliate, a littie rough, tenacious.
The head, large, ovate, compressed, squamous, the front flattish. The mouth very wide, somewhat oblique;
the upper jaw longest. Teeth as represented in the figure. Tongue ovate, thin at the point, smooth, moveable;
palate tuberculate, throat denticulate; eyes high, near the rostrum, middle size, somewhat oval. Nostrils near
the orbit, oval.
Opercula large, of three lamin®, squamous, the anterior sub-serrated, the posterior acuminate. The branchial
membrane half covered; the aperture proportional.
The tninb. The back carinate, rises a little at the dorsal fin and is then gently arched; the sides compressed,
but convex; the belly slightly convex; the tail compressed, carinate above; the lateral line raised, conspicuous,
rising from the upper edge of the opercula, at first a little arched, then descending (not parallel to the back)
it runs straight to the middle of the caudal fin. T he anus remote.
Theyins. T lie dorsal interrupted; appears at first to be double, the anterior portion composed of declining,
soft spines, the posterior, of ramous rays, nearly equal; the pectoral long, acuminate at the middle; the ventral
short, has no spine, acuminate at top; the anal also remarkably short, rounded; the caudal acuminate at the
middle, and remains distended after death.
The colour of the upper part of the head, and the back, green, dark blue, and golden, beautifully changing;
the rest, below the line, pearl. The fins light, with a yellow cast.
The length, including the caudal fin, one foot two inches; the breadth, three inches and a half.