N o . e x .
S p a r u s ca n ia suh-integra; spinis dorsalibus decem: corpore quinque viltis cxru leis , macula
magna, ovale, sub-carulea, a d lineam lateralem.
T h e S p a r u s w i th a ta il n e a r ly e n tir e ; ten d orsal sp in e s ; f iv e s k y b lu e lo n g i tu d in a l b an d s
o n th e s id e , a n d a la rg e , o v a l, b lu is h m a rk o n th e la te ra l lin e .
Called b y the Natives M un gi M u pu d e e .
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B . vi. D . 24. p . 16. V. 6. A. 11. C. IS .
T h e body ill this species is between ovate and oval; scales large.
The bead 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 loiver 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. .■\nus nearly middle.
The spinous portion of the dorsal fin arched, the ramous rounded at the point. The pectoral fill 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 lengtb, ten inches.
N o . C X I .
S p a r u s cauda integra parum acuminata ; rostro obtuso ; linea laterali sub-arcuata, conspicua.
T h e S p a r u s with an u n divided tail, slightly pointed ; an obtuse rostrum ; the lateral line
somewhat arched, conspicuous.
Called
B . V. D .T q . P. n . V .T . A .T q . C. 15.
N o . C X I I .
S p a r u s cauda lunulata ; capile ovato, acutiuscido ; spinis analibus tribus.
T h e S p a r u s with a lunulate tail; an ovate, rather sharpish head ; and three anal spines.
Called
B . . D . 22. p . 15. V. 6. A. 1 8 . c . 17.
The descriptions of No. CXI. and CX II. having, by some accident been lost, it was not in my power t
give more than merely the specific characters.
N o . C X I I I .
S p a r u s ? capite sub-anguloso; rostro elongato, obtuso; cauda emarginata; pinnis dorsalibus
duabus.
T h e S p arus with a head somewhat angular ; an elongated, obtuse rostrum ; the tail
emarginate ; two dorsal fins.
Called b y the Natives S o r in g .
Z . vi. Z .T T . 23. P. 15. V. 6. A. 23. C. 18.
The body lanceolate, somewhat roundish, pellucid; scales large, close, ciliate, rough to the finger when
stroked upwards.
Tiie head oblong-ovate, smaller than the body, somewhat angular; naked, smooth, except the front of the
rostrum, which is squamous, and has a long groove on each side. The mouth small, roundish; hardly any lips.
Jaws extractile, short, the inferior much shorter than the upper. Teeth very small, setaceous, and, except in
old subjects, the jaws seem only rough like a file. No tongue visible. Palate narrow, the forepart rough like
the jaws, the rest smooth. The eyes high, remote from the point of the rostrum, large, round, iris yellow.
Nostrils ill the groove near the orbit, double, the posterior largest. The three lamiiite of the opercula,
squamous, the anterior a little serrate, the middle scabrous, the posterior moveable.
The branchial membrane thin, half covered; aperture arched, lateral.
Tl.e Inmk. The back straight, but a little convex, the hinder part carinate; the belly and throat rather
prominent; sides and tail compressed. Lateral line high, curves gently to the middle of the tail, then straight,
middle. Anus nearly central.
Thojius. Two dorsal, the first scapular, consists of eleven soft spines, tbe first ray one inch and tw'o thirds
in length, the last one third of an inch; the posterior fill declines also, and reaches nearly to the tail; the
pectoral low. short, acuminate at top; the ventral, the lengtl. of the pectoral, but broader, has no spinous ray.
The anal fin of the same form with the second dorsal, but broader; the caudal distant, sub-bifid.
The cohur. The crown and rostrum a faint reddish purple, the rest of the face a pale orange; the trunk a