NINE-SPINED LABRUS, &Q5 



jaw rather longer than the upper : teeth curved, 

 equal, and distant : pectoral fins trapeziform : 

 native of the Indian seas : observed by Commer- 

 son. 



plumier's labrus. 



Labrus Plumieri. L. cazruleo luteoque maculatus, pinnis luteis. 

 Labrus spotted with blue and yellow,, with yellow fins. 

 L. Plumerien. Cepede. 3. p. 432, 



Mentioned by Cepede from a drawing by Plu- 

 mier : native of the American seas. 



gouan's labrus. 



Labrus Gouanii. L , Hnea laterali inconspicua, appendke 



thoracica sub acuta. 

 Labrus, with inconspicuous lateral line, and subacute 



thoracic appendage. 

 L. Gouan. Cepede. 3. p. 433. 



NINE-SPINED LABRUS. 



Labrus Enneacanthus. L: ...... , squamis magnis, corpore 



fasciis sex transversis, cauda duabus. 



Labrus, with large scales, six transverse bands on the 



body, and two on the tail. 

 L. enneacanthe. Cepede. 



In front of each jaw four large curved teeth: 

 lateral line interrupted : nine sharp, and ten soft 



