507 



MIXED LABRUS. 



Labrus Mixtus. L. e Jla-co ccerukoque varius, dentibus anteri>- 



oribus majoribus. Lin. Gmcl. p. 1297- 

 Labrus varied with a mixture of blue and yellow, with the 



front teeth larger than the rest. 



UPPER parts blue, lower yellow, clouded with 

 brown variegations : front teeth larger than the 

 others : native of the Mediterranean : suspected 

 by Gmelin to be a variety of the L. Pavo. 



FULVOUS LABRUS. 



Labrus Fulvus. L.fulvus, rictu amplo, maxilla inferior e longiore. 

 Fulvous Labrus,, with wide mouth, and lower jaw longer than 



the upper. 

 L. fulvus. Lin. Gmel. Yellow-Fish. Catesb. Car. 2. t. 1O. 



LENGTH about ten inches : native of the Ameri- 

 can seas. 



DARK LABRUS. 



Labrus Merula. L. nigro-cceruleus, squamis magnis, dentibus 



cttrvif. 



Blackish-blue Labrus, with large scales, and curved teeth. 

 L. Merula. Lin. Gmel. Aldrov. p. 35. ? ? 



LENGTH about twelve inches : eyes red. Native 

 of the European seas : said to vary sometimes into 

 whiteness. 



