LABRUS. LABRUS. 



Generic Character. 



Denies robusti, subacuti : 

 molares interdum, ut in 

 Sparis, conferti, convexi : 

 labia crassa, duplicata : 

 pinnfe dorsalis radii in 

 certis speciebus ramento 

 elongati. 



Opercula mutica, squamosa. 



Teeth strong and subacute : 

 the grinders sometimes, as 

 in the Spari, convex and 

 crouded : lips thick and 

 doubled : rays of the dorsal 

 Jin, in some species, elon- 

 gated into soft processes. 



Gill- covers unarmed and 

 scaly. 



With divided or forked tail. 



HEPAT LABRUS. 



Labrus Hepatus. L. rufescens, linels transversis nigris^ maxilla 



inferiore longiore, pinna doisali macula nigra. 

 Rufescent Labrus, with transverse black lines, lower jaw 



longer than the upper, and dorsal fin marked by a black spot. 

 Labrus Hepatus. Lin. 



SN< 



r OUT rather pointed: teeth small: palate 

 furnished with a rough bone. Native of the Medi- 

 terranean, sometimes wandering into rivers. 



v. iv. P, ii. 



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