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FULIGINOUS LABRUS. 



Labrus Fuliginosus. L. capite viridi rubro luteoque vario, corpore 



fasciis transversa quatuor vel quinque fuscis. 

 Labrus with head varied with green, red, and yellow, and body 



marked by four or five transverse dusky bands. 

 L. fuliginosus. Cepede. 



Mentioned by Cepede from Commerson: native 

 of the Indian seas. 



FUSCOUS LABRUS. 



Labrus Fuscus. L, fuscus, fasciis uirinque duabus longitudina- 

 libus viridibus. 



Brown Labrus, with two longitudinal green bands on each 

 side. 



L. brun, Cepede. 3. p. 437. 



The two front teeth in each jaw longer than the 

 rest : dorsal and anal fin bordered with green : 

 pectoral light green : ventral yellow at the base, 

 and brown at the tips : lateral line branched. De- 

 scribed by Cepede from Commerson : native of the 

 Indian seas. 



