64 PEIIC1D.E. 



Labrax lupus, Cuv. Regno. Anini. ; Cuv. i^' Val. ii. p. TjO. pi. 11 ; Yarr. 



Brit. Fishes, i. p. 8 ; Boiutp. Faun. Ilal. ; Cuv. lli'ijne. Anim. III. 



Poiss. pi. 7. f. 1 ; Barker- Webb •i^- Berthel. lies Canar. IcJithijol. p. 5 ; 



Guichcnot, Poiss. in Fxplorat. cVAlyerie, p. 31. 

 Geqffr. Descr. de VE<j., Poiss. pi. 20. f. 2, 3 (Perche nocte ct sinueusc). 



I^-^lli^- ^-n;- Cipc. pylor. 5. Vert. 12/13. 



Total length equal to 4i the height of the body ; GO to 70 trans- 

 verse rows of scales : inferior edge of praeopcrciihim with three 

 strong spinous teeth, directed forwards. Eack and sides greenish 

 grcj-, in females and younger individuals with small black spots ; 

 belly white. 



Mediterranean ; coasts of Portugal, Franco, and England. 



a. Lai'ge specimen : stuffed. England. 

 h. Adult. England. 



c. Adult: stuffed. England. 



d, e. Half- grown. England. 



/. Half-grown. England. Presented by W. Yarrell, Esq. 



g. Half-grown : stuffed. England. 



h. Young. England. Old Collection. 



i. Young. England. Presented by W. Yarrell, Es(]. 



k. Adult : stuffed. Frith of Forth. 



Z. Adult. Eiu'ope. From the Haslar Collection. 



m-o. Half-grown. Europe. 



p, q. Young. Europe. 



r, s. Adult : stuffed. Europe. 



t. Adult: skin. Sol way. 



u. Half-grown : skin. South Devon. 



V. Half-grown : skin. England. From Mr. YarrcU's Collection. 



w, X. Adult: skin. Lisbon. 



y. Adult: skin. Eiu'ope. 



z. Adult: skeleton. England. 



2. Labrax elongatus. 



Perca elongata, Geoffr. Descr. de VEg., Poiss. pi. 10. f. 1. 

 Labrax elongatus, Vuv. ^ Val. ii. p. 77. 



I>-9|f.. 



A. 



10 



Total length ^qual to five times the height of the body ; transverse 

 rows ? ; inferior edge of pra)opcrculum with more than five sjjinous 

 teeth of moderate size. Hack and sides greenish grey ; belly \s'hite» 



North coast of Egyjit. 



3. Labrax lineatus. 



• Gesellsch. Naturforsch 



Sr/(«. p. 89. 



soptuntrioiialis, Bl. Schn. p. 90. t. 20. 



Scisena lineata, Bl. t. 304. 



Schiypf, Schriften der Gesellsch. Naturforsch, Freundc, viii. p. 100. 

 Pcrcii saxatilifl, Bl. Schn. p. 89. 



