6. CTENOLABBtrS. 89 



imbricate scales on the cheeks and opercles. Teeth in the jaws in 

 a band, with an outer series of stronger conical teeth ; no posterior 

 canine tooth. Dorsal spines numerous, 16-18; anal spines three. 

 Lateral line not iaterrupted. 



Mediterranean, and temperate parts of the North Atlantic. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 * Interoperciiliim scaly. European : Ctenolabrus, p. 89. 

 ** Interoperculum naked. American : Tautogolahrus, p. 90. 



* Interoperculum scaly : Ctenolabrus. 

 1. Ctenolabrus rupestris. 



Jago's Goldsinny, Hai/, Si/7i. Pise. p. 163. tab. 1. fig. 3 ; Yarr. Brit. 



Fish. i. p. 301, 2nd edit. i. p. 333. 

 Sciaena rupestris, L. Mus. Ad. Fred. p. 66. tab. 31. fig. 7. 

 Karudse, Strom, Sondm. i. p. 291. 

 Pontoppidan, Nat. Hist. Norway, ii. p. 226. 

 Berguultra, Li72n. Westg. Resa, p. 179. 



Labrus suillus, L. Faun. Suec. p. 117, and Si/st. Nat. i. p. 476. 

 rupe.stris, L. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 478 ; Walh. Artedi, iii. p. 252 ; MiiU. 



Prodr. Zool. Dan. p. 45 ; Bl. Schn. p. 248 ; Nilss. Prodr. p. 76 ; 



Fries 8f Ekstr. Skand. Fisk. p. 45. tab. 9. fig. 1. 

 Perca rupestris, Miill. Zool. Dan. iii. p. 44; tab. 107 ; Retz. Faun. Suec. 



p. 337. 

 Lutjauus rupestris, Bl. taf. 250. fig. 1. 

 Sparus carudse, Lacep. iv. p. 148. 

 Crenilabrus rupestris, Selhy, Mag. Zool. ^ Bat. i. p. 167 ; Thomps. ibid. 



ii. p. 445, and Zool. Prod. p. 57 ; Parn. Wern. Mem. vii. p. 264, and 



Fish. Firth of Forth, p. 104. 

 Ctenolabrus rupestris, Cuv. tf Val. xiii. p. 223 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish. 3rd 



edit. i. p, 509 ; Guichen. Explor. Alger. Poiss. p. 88. 



B. 5. D. ^{g-'^ A. ^. L. lat. 38-40. L. transv. 3/12. 



Vert. 15/18. 

 The height of the body is two-sevenths of the total length ; five 

 series of scales on the prseoperculum. A large black spot anteriorly 

 on the dorsal fin, another superiorly on the base of the caudal. 

 Coasts of JJurope. 



a. Fine specimen. Lyme Regis. Presented by the Earl' of Ennis- 



knien. 

 h. Adult: stuffed. Plymouth. P-esented by Lieut. H. F. Spence, 



E.N. 



c. Adult. Mediterranean. Presented by Dr. RiippeU. 



d. Adult : skin. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



e. Adult: stuffed. 



2. Ctenolabms marginatus. 

 Cuv. Sf Val. xiii. p. 232. 



D.f A.f 

 The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in 



