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COMMERSONIAN LABRUS. 



Labrus , sitprafusco-punctatus, dentibusfere cequalilus. 



Labrus, spotted above with brown, and with nearly 



equal teeth. 

 L. Commersonien. Cepcdc. 



UPPER parts marked with small round equal-sized 

 black spots : teeth of both jaws nearly equal : in 

 the dorsal fin nine spiny and sixteen soft rays : in 

 the anal one spiny and seventeen soft : native of 

 the Indian seas : observed by Commerson. 



SMOOTH LABRUS. 



Labrus Laevis. L. squamis minimis, dentilus magnis curvis, 



maxilla infer lore longiore. 

 Labrus with very small scales, large curved teeth, and lower 



jaw longer than the upper. 

 L. lisse. Cepede. 



BODY covered with scales so small as to be very 

 difficultly distinguished: lower jaw longer than the 

 upper : teeth large, crooked, and of equal size ; 

 tail slightly lunated. Native of the Indian seas : 

 observed by Cormnerson. 



