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BLACK-BELLIED LABRUS. 



Labrus Melagaster. L. rvfescens, pectore abdomine pinnisque 

 nigricantibus. 



Rufescent Labrus, with the breast, abdomen, and fins black. 

 Labrus melagaster. Block, t. 296. 



Length about eight inches : scales large : pectoral 

 and ventral fins lanceolate : dorsal ramentose on 

 the fore part: mouth and teeth small : eyes yellow: 

 native of the American seas. 



BIFASCIATED LABRUS. 



Labrus Bifasciatus. L. glaucus, capite rufo, corpore antice 

 fasciis duabus transversis fuscis, cauda fusco arcuata. 



Glaucous Labrus, with rufous head, body marked by two 

 transverse brown bands, and tail by a brown crescent. 



Labrus bifasciatus. Block, t. 383, 



Length about ten inches : shape elegant : scales 

 large: dorsal and anal fin tinged with pale red^ tail 

 deeply lunated. Native of the Indian sea§. 



