374 SYNOPSIS. 



dark stripe. — Cuv. ^ Val, xiiL p. 167 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., 

 i. 325. C. tinea, Eisso, Flem. Brit. An., p. 208. Labrus 

 tinea, Jenyns'' Brit. Vert, p. 397. 



Sp. 87. S. Nw'vegicns. Corkwing. Rather more elongated 

 than C. melops; colours similar, but paler, a conspicuous 

 dusky spot on each side of the tail. Fin-rays, D. 16 + 8: 

 P. 14 : V. 1—5 : A. 3 + 10 : C. U. — Cuv. ^ FaZ., xiiL 

 p. 176 ; YaiT. Brit. Fish., i. p. 328. Labrus Cornubius, 

 Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 72. L. Comubieus, Couch, Loudon, 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., v. p. 17, fig. 4j Jenyns'' Brit. Vert., 

 p. 398. 



Sp. 88. C. muUidentatus. Corkling. Ascending margin of 

 the preoperculum very oblique, with a few obsolete in- 

 dentations about the lower angle ; spinous portion of the 

 dorsal nearly three-fourths of the whole fin ; soft portion 

 very little higher than the spinous ; anal rather short, and 

 terminating a little before the line of the dorsal. Fin-rays, 

 D. 20 + 10 or 11 : P. 14 : V. 1+5 : A. 3 + 9 : C. 13.— 

 Thomp. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1837, p. 56. Labrus pusillus, 

 Jenym" Brit. Vert., p. 392. Turdus minor, Bay, Syn. Pise, 

 p. 165. 



Sp. 89. C. rupestris. Jago*s Goldsinny. Body deep and 

 bulky ; preoperculum and operculum covered with scales, 

 the former crenated nearly all along its ascending edge ; 

 spinous rays shortest at the conunencement of the dorsal, 

 the soft rays longer than the spinous ; tail thick, caudal 

 fin rounded posteriorly. Fin-rays, D17 + 9.: P. 14: 

 V. 1 + 5 : A. 3 + 7 : C. 13. Colour orange above, the body 

 marked with five indistinct transverse bands ; a black spot 

 at the base of the tail on the upper side, and a black patch 

 on the anterior portion of the dorsal. — Selby, Mag. Zool. 

 ^ Bot, i. p. 167, pi. vi. Jago's Goldsinny, Ray^s Syn, 

 Pise, p. 163, t. i. f. 3. Labrus rupestris, Lin/n. 



Gen. XLVIII. Acantholabrus. Outer range of teetu 

 conical and large, and a second narrow row of small teeth be- 

 hind them ; anal fin with five or six spines. 



Sp. 90. A. Cofuchii, Couch's Wrasse, or Scale-rayed Wrasse. 



