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SIX-BANDED LABRUS. 



Labrus Sexfasciatus.' L. ore parxo, corpore fasciis sex trans- 



versisfuscis, caudafurcata. 

 Labrus with small mouth, body marked by six transverse 



bands, and forked tail. 

 L. six-bandes. Cepede. 



Snout lengthened : mouth small : lower jaw 

 longer than the upper : six transverse bands across 

 the body : native of the Indian seas : observed by 

 Commerson. 



BELLIED LABRUS. 



Labrus Macrogaster. L. corpore fasciis sex transversis, abdo- 

 mine descendente, caudafurcata. 



L. with six transverse bands on the body, descending abdo- 

 men, and forked tail. 



L. macrogastere. Cepede. 



Native of the Indian seas : observed by Cum- 

 mer son. 



FILAMENTOUS LABRUS. 



Labrus Filamentosus. L. dorso fasciis quinque transversis, 

 pinnae dorsalis radiis quindecim spinosis ramentaceis. 



Labrus with five transverse dorsal bands, and fifteen spiny 

 rays of the dorsal fin ramentose. 



L. fllamenteux. Cepede. 



Native of the Indian seas: observed by Com 

 merson. 



