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COMBER LABRUS. 



"Labrus Comber. L. gracilis miniatus, subtus flatus, fascia 



utrinque longitudinali argentea. 

 Slender red Labrus. yellow beneath, with a longitudinal silvery 



streak on each side. 

 Comber Wrasse. Pain. Brit. Zool. 



Back, fins, and tail red ; belly yellow, and on 

 each side the body, beneath the lateral line, a silvery 

 streak from gills to tail. Native of the British 

 seas : observed by Mr. J ago about the coasts of 

 Cornwall, and received by Mr. Pennant from the 

 same parts. 



COOK LABRUS. 



Labrus Coquus. L. gracilis purpureus et obscure cceruleus, abdo- 

 miiie flam. 



Slender Labrus of a purple and dark-blue colour with yellow 

 abdomen. 



Labrus Coquus. Lin. Gmel. Cook Wrasse. Venn. Brit. Zool, 



Shape similar to that of the Comber: back purple 

 and dark-blue : belly yellow : inhabits the coasts of 

 Cornwall. 



