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OBSCURE LABRUS. 



Labrus Exoletus. L. corpore lineis longitudinalibus cceruleis, 



pinna dorsali ramentacea. 

 L. with blue longitudinal lines on the body, and ramentose 



dorsal fin. 



L. exoletus, Lin, Gmel. Cinque-Epines. Cepede. 



Anal fin furnished with five sharp rays and eight 

 soft : native of the Mediterranean and Northern 

 seas. 



CHINESE LABRUS. 



Labrus Chinensis. L, pinna dorsali ramentacea, corpore livido, 



vertice retuso. Lin. Gmel. p. 1291. 

 Livid Labrus with retuse head, and ramentose dorsal fin. 



Described in the above specific character by 

 Dr. Gmel in : native of China. 



JAPANESE LABRUS. 



Labrus Japonicus. L. totus flavissimus. 

 Labrus entirely of a deep yellow. 

 L. Japonicus. Lin, Gmel, 



Described by Houttyn in the 20th vol. of the 

 Haarlem Transactions : length six inches : teeth 

 small ; colour of the whole fish deep yellow. 



