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GUTTULATED LABRUS. 



Labrus Guttulatus. L. albo confcrtim guttatus, dorso subfvsco, 



squamis minutis. 

 Labrus thickly marked with round white spots, with brownish 



back and minute scales. 

 L. guttatus. Blocti. t. 287. 



A BEAUTIFUL species : length about five inches : 

 colour blueish with a cast of brown on the back : 

 the whole fish beautifully and thickly marked with 

 small, round, white or silvery spots : those on the 

 back fin yellowish, and on each side the back an 

 undulated silvery line : scales very small : native 

 regions unknown. 



BERGYLT LABRUS. 



Labrus Bergylta. L. fusco-flavescens, lateribus subfasdatis, 



pinnis maculatis. 

 Brownish-yellow Labrus, with subfasciated sides, and spotted 



dorsal fin. 

 L. maculatus. Blocfi. t. 2Q4. 



LENGTH about a foot : scales large : lips reflex : 

 dorsal fin ramentose : all the fins spotted with 

 brown : native of the European seas. 



