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COMMERSONIAN LABRUS. 



Labrus , supra fusco-punctatus, dentibus fere cequalibus., 



Labrus, spotted above with brown, and with nearly 



equal teeth. 

 L. Commersonien. Cepede. 



Upper parts marked with small round equal-sized 

 black spots : teeth of both jaws nearly equal : in 

 the dorsal fin nine spiny and sixteen soft rays : in 

 the anal one spiny and seventeen soft : native of 

 the Indian seas : observed by Commerson. 



SMOOTH LABRUS. 



Labrus Laevis. L. squamis minimis, dentibus magnis curvis, 



maxilla inferior e longiore. 

 Labrus with very small scales, large curved teeth, and lower 



jaw longer than the upper. 

 L. lisse. Cepede. 



Body covered with scales so small as to be very 

 difficultly distinguished: lower jaw longer than the 

 upper : teeth large crooked, and of equal size : 

 tail slightly lunated. Native of the Indian seas ; 

 observed by Commerson . 



