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ANILE LABRUS, 



Labrus Vetula. L. flcMescens, capite caudaque carnei^ torpors 

 fusco variatOf pinnis ventralibus anali caudalique nigro mar- 

 ginatis. 



Yellowish Labrus, with flesh-coloured head and tail, body 

 varied with brown, and ventral, anal, and caudal fins edged 

 with black. 



L. Vetula. Block, t. 2()3. 



Habit that of L. maculatus : fins pale : dorsal 

 and anal spotted with black along the base: tail 

 marked by a transverse row of spots : lips reflex : 

 irides blue. Native of the Mediterranean and 

 Northern seas : esteemed as an edible fish. 



NORWEGIAN LABRUS. 



Labrus Suillus. L. pinna dorsali ramentacea, macula nigra supra 



caudam, spinis dorsalibus novem. Lin. Gmcl. 

 Labrus with ramentose dorsal fin, black spot above the tail, 



and nine dorsal spines. 

 Bergsnyltra. Lin. Faun. Suec. 330. 



Native of the Northern seas ; observed about 

 the coasts of Norway. 



