

485 



JACULATOR LABRUS. 



Labrus Jaculator. L. griseus Jlavo nebulosus, fasciis quinquc 



transversis fuscis, maxilla inferiore longiore. 

 Grey Labrus, clouded with yellow, with five transverse dusky 



bands, and lower jaw longer than the upper. 

 Labrus jaculatrix. Phil. Trans, vol. 56. p. 18/. 

 Sciaena jaculatrix. Lin. Gmd. 



SIZE of a Roach : mouth wide : scales middle- 

 sized : first spines of the dorsal, anal, and ventral 

 fin very strong : eyes rather large : nostrils placed 

 pretty near the eyes : native of the Indian seas, 

 preying on insects in the same manner as the Chce- 

 todon Jaculator. 



LUNAR LABRUS. 



Labrus Lunaris. L. griseus violaceo tinctus> labiis plicatis, pinna 

 caudali media truncata, dorsali analique tinea purpurea. 



Grey Labrus, tinged with violet, with plaited lips, caudal fin 

 truncated in the middle, and dorsal and anal fin marked by 

 a purple line. 



Labrus lunaris. Lin, Gmd. 



NATIVE of the American and Indian seas. 



