NINE-SPINEI) LABRUS. 



jaw rather longer than the upper : teeth curved, 

 equal, and distant : pectoral fins trapeziform : 

 native of the Indian seas : observed by Commer- 

 son. 



PLUMIER'S LABRUS. 



Labrus Plumieri. L. cceruko luteoquc maculatus, pinnis luteis. 

 Labrus spotted with blue and yellow, with yellow fins. 

 L. Plumerien. Cepede. 3. p. 432. 



MENTIONED by Cepede from a drawing by Pin- 

 m.ier : native of the American seas. 



GOUAN S LABRUS. 



Labrus Gouanii. L , Unea lateraU incouspicua, appendice 



thoracica subacufa. 

 Labrus, with inconspicuous lateral line, and subacute 



thoracic appendage. 

 L. Gouan. Cepede. 3. p. '133. 



NINE-SPINED LABRUS. 



Labrus Enneacanthus. L , squamis ?mgnis, corpore 



fasciis sex transversis, cauda duabus. 

 Labrus, with large scales, six transverse bands on the 



body, and. two on the tail. 

 L. enneacanthe. Cepede. 



IN front of each jaw four large curved teeth : 

 lateral line interrupted : nine sharp, and ten soft 



