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MIXED LABRUS. 



JLabrus Mixtus. L. e ftaxo cceruleoque varius, dentibus anteri- 



oribus majoribus. Lin. Gmel. p. 

 Labrus varied with a mixture of blue and yellow, with the 



front teeth larger than the rest. 



Upper parts blue, lower yellow, clouded with 

 brown variegations : front teeth larger than the 

 others : native of the Mediterranean : suspected 

 by Gmelin to be a variety of the L. Bavo. 



FULVOUS LABRUS. 



Labrus Fulvus. L. fulvus, rictu amplo, maxilla inferiore longiore. 

 Fulvous Labrus, with wide mouth, and lower jaw longer than 

 the upper. 



L. fulvus. Lin. Gmel. Yellow- Fish. Catesb. Car. 2. t. 10. 



Length about ten inches : native of the Ameri- 

 can seas. 



DARK LABRUS. 



Labrus Merula. L. nigro-cceruleus, squamis magnis, dentibus 

 curvis. 



Blackish-blue Labrus, with large scales, and curved teeth. 

 L. Merula. Lin. Gmel. Aldrov. p. 35. ? ? 



Length about twelve inches : eyes red. Native 

 of the European seas : said to vary sometimes into 

 whiteness. 



