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RETICULATED LABRUS. 



Labrus Reticulatus. L. viridis, rubro reticulatus, macula opercu- 



lorum pinnceque dorsalis nigra. 

 Green Labrus, reticulated witli brown, and with a black spot 



on the gill-covers and dorsal fin. 

 L. venosus. Lin. Gmel. 



A SMALL species : length three inches : shape 

 ovate : dorsal fin ramentose and marked with a red 

 band : native of the Mediterranean. 



GUTTATED LABRUS. 



Labrus Guttatus. L. rubescensj nigro varius, punctis seriatis 



a Ibis, 



Reddish Labrus, with black variegations and white spots dis- 

 * posed in a row. 

 L. guttatus. Lin. Gmel. 



LENGTH three inches: under each eye two oblique 

 black streaks : fins reddish; anal marked with white 

 spots ; native of the Mediterranean. 



