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Th e colour of the head a h a s k , purple; of all .he rest, ineludiog the fins, gray, but the scales on the h-unk.
having Mack margins, give the variegated appearance Mack and g r a y ; the belly has a fain. redd.sh cast
The subject described measured only eleven inches; they are sometimes brought o f a s.ze consider y
' “ g“ ' R EM A R KS .
This species is in esteem, and often appears at the European tables; it is reckoned one o f the rock fish,
having the peculiar flavour belonging to that tribe.
No. XCIII.
S p a r u s cauohfere integra ; corpore rafo-alhescente, opérenlo sub-serrato.
T h e S p a r u s w ith a tail v e ry slig h tly lu n a t e ; the b o d y a red d ish w h ite ; th e operculum
slig h tly serrated.
Called b y th e Natives C h i r t a h .
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B . v i i . D . F- 1 6 . V. 6 . A . 1 2 . G. 16.
T h e body ovate; the scales remarkably small.
Th e bead large, compressed ; the front smooth, opercula squamous. T h e mouth, lips, jaws, teeth, tongue,
e y e s aud nostrils, as usual. T h e palate rough. T h e anterior lamina of the opercula, a littie seraated. the
posterior acuminate.
T h e back and the lateral hue arched, the belly rather prominent; the tail broad; the anus remote.
T h e ins T h e dorsal interrupted, the spinous rays slender, comp.ared with the last fish, and the posterior
part blunt-pointed; the pectoral and ventral fins, long, narrow, acuminate; the point o f the latter setaceous.
T h e anal assurgent, rounded; the caudal fin slightly lunate.
Th e colour of the head a reddish shining copper, that o f the back is nearly the same intermixed with a dull
white. T h e throat and belly whitish, with a yellowish red cast. T h e dorsal, anal, and caudal fins o f a dull red :
the pectoral and ventral pale red ; the latter tipped with black.
Length of the subject thirteen inches.
No. XCIV.
S p a r u s cauda Integra ; spinis dorsalibus decent; opérenlo sub-serrato; dorso et pinnis, purpu-
rascenlibus.
T h e S p a r u s w ith an u n d iv id e d t a i l ; ten dorsal spines ; th e o p ercu lum s lig h tly se rra ted ;
th e b a ck and the fins o f a p u rp lis h colour.
Called b y th e N a tiv e s R anooo.
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jS .v ii. D . S3. P. 16. V. 6 . A . 11. C. 17.
T h e body o f this species more oblong than the la s t; the scales larger and extended further on the fins.
Th e bead declivous, and the mouth low, as usual in the genus, nor is there any variation as to the jaws, lips,
teeth, eyes, and nostrils ; but the tongue here is rough, and there are a few teeth in the palate. T h e opercula
and membrane, as in the last described, the belly is more straight and flat, and the tail broader; the lateral
line less arched.
T he jfas . T h e form and disposition of the fins are the same as in the last, but the soft rays are more
ramous. and the dorsal spines here recline in a groo ve; the pectoral is very slightly falcate; and the ventral
does not terminate in a setaceous point.
T h e colour o f the face a very dark purple, the opercula lighter purple, the throat reddish. T h e back, above
the line, of the same colour as the face, but beneath it, the purple brightens a little ; the breast and belly reddish
intermixed with white. The pectoral fin is orange, all the others are purple, of a shade lighter than the back ;
the edge of the caudal a reddish brown.
Th e length o f the subject described thirteen inches, but they are broiiglit double that size.
In quality it is not much esteemed by the Europeans.
No. XCV.
S p a r u s cauda trúncala; spinis dorsalibus decern; opérenlo anleriore serrato; pinnisJiave-
scentibus.
T h e S p a r u s w ith a tru n cate ta il; ten dorsal sp in e s ; th e an terio r o p e rcu lum s e rra te d ;
the fin s yellow.
Called b y the Na tiv e s Y a p i l l i .
B . v ii. -D. 2 6 . uP. 16. F. 6. A. 12- C. IS .
T his species has a more serrated operculum, and the fins are more squamous than usual.
T h e colour o f the face purplish; the back a dark gray, which grows gradually lighter on the sides below the
lateral line; the sides streaked longitudinally with darkish fillets; the belly a yellowish white. A ll the fins are
yellowish, but the edges o f the dorsal, anal, and caudal, approach to an orange colour.
The length from the nose to the end of the caudal fin, thirteen inches.
No. XCVl.
S p a r u s cauda integra; spina anales dorsalibus rohustiores; corpore ovale, punctis lineisque
caridiis vario; macula rotunda ad lineam lateralem.
T h e S p a r u s w ith an u n d iv id e d t a i l ; the anal spines stro n g er th an the d o r s a l; the oval
bod y variegated w ith lig h t b lu e dots and sho rt l in e s ; a ro u n d spot o n th e lateral lin e .
Called b y the Natives K a l l e e M a e e .
Z . v ii. Z). 2 6 . Z. 1 6. V. 6. A . 12. C. 18.
T his species agreeing in most respects, with the others already described, is sufficiently distinguished by its
form and colour.
T h e body approaches nearer to oval than the others, and the crown is flatter; the anterior lamina o f the
opercula serrated, the second has a small dent in the edge, for the reception o f a little blunt process on the
edge of the posterior lamina. T h e tongue is smooth, bridled ; the fore part o f the palate rough.