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GIRDLED LABRUS. 



Labfils Cingulum. L. antice limdus, postice fuscus, cingulo 

 intermedio albido, capite punctis atropurpureis. 



Labms with the fore-parts livid, the hind-parts brown, with 

 an intermediate white girdle. 



L. Cingulum. Cepede. 



Dorsal fin edged with white : at the tip of the 

 gill-covers a black spot edged with white. Native 

 of the Indian seas : observed by Commerson. 



DIANA LABRUS. 



Labrus Diana. L , lunulis fuscis maculatus. 



Labrus, spotted with brown crescents. 



L. Diane. Cepede. 



Mentioned by Cepede from Commerson : native 

 of the Indian seas : in the upper jaw are four large 

 teeth, and in the lower two. 



GREAT-TOOTHED LABRUS. 



Labrus Macrodon. L. dentibus quatuor magnu curvis* 

 Labrus with four large curved teeth. 

 L. Macrodonte. Cepede. 



Scales rather large : hind part of the head as- 

 cending: four strong curved teeth at the tip of 

 each jaw, and one on each side the corners of the 

 mouth : native regions unknown. 



