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EARED LABRU8. 



Labrus Auritus. L. griseus, subttis luteus, operculis pinniformihis 



fusco-striatis, macula rubro-nigra terminatis. 

 Grey Labrus, yellow beneath, with pinniform gill-covers 



marked by a black-and-red spot. 

 Labrus auritus. Lin. 



Size and habit of a small Perch : gill-covers pro- 

 duced at the back part into a membranaceous tip : 

 native of the Indian and American seas. 



OYENA LABRUS. 



Labrus Oyena. L. oblongus argenteus (inter dum rubra interrupte 



vittatus ) squamis latis, pinnis glaucis. 

 Oblong silvery Labrus (sometimes marked by interrupted red 



bands), with broad scales, and glaucous fins. 

 Labrus Oyena. IAn. GtneL 



Length about six inches: teeth small and numer- 

 ous : lips protractile : scales striated : native of the 

 Arabian seas. 



FALCATED LABRUS. 



Labrus Falcatus. L. argenteus, pinna darsali analique falcatis. 

 Silvery Labrus, with falcated dorsal and anal fin. 

 Labrus falcatus. Lin. Gmel. 



Habit of a Carp, or rather of a Bream : the five 

 first soft rays both of the dorsal and anal fin elon- 

 gated, giving those fins a falcated appearance s the 

 spiny rays of the dorsal fin seven in number : teeth 

 small and sharp : native of the American seas. 



