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GIRDLED LABRUS. 



Labrus Cingulum. L. ant ice lividus, postice fuscus, cingulo 

 intermedia albido, caplte punctis atropurpureis. 



Labrus with the fore-parts livid, the hind-parts brown, with 

 an intermediate white girdle. 



L. Cingulum. Cepcde. 



DORSAL fin edged with white : at the tip of the 

 gill-covers a black spot edged with white. Native 

 of the Indian seas : observed by Commerson. 



DIANA LABRUS. 



Labrus Diana. L , lunulis fuscis maculatus. 



Labrus, spotted with brown crescents. 



L. Diane. Cepede. 



MENTIONED by Cepede from Commerson: native 

 of the Indian seas : in the upper jaw are four large 

 teeth, and in the lower two. 



GREAT-TOOTHED LABRUS. 



Labms Macrodon. L. dentibus quatuor magnis curvis. 

 Labrus with four large curved teeth. 

 L. Macrodonte. Cepede. 



SCALES rather large : hind part of the head as- 

 cending: four strong curved teeth at the tip of 

 each jaw, and one on each side the corners of the 

 mouth : native regions unknown. 



