PISCES THORACICI. LABRUS. 
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No. CXVII. 
Labrus cauda pentagona; corpore oblongo-ovato, dorso versicolore; spina anali secunda 
robustiore. 
The Labrus with a pentagonal tail; an oblong ovate body, of changeable colour on the 
back; and the second anal spine long and thick. 
Called by the Natives Tella Katchelee. 
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B. vn. D. 17. P. 16. V. 6. A. To. C. is. 
This species agrees with the description of the black Katchelee, No. CXV. differing only in a few circum¬ 
stances besides the colour. The body is broader at the shoulders, and the tail less slender; the dorsal fin is less 
ramentacious, and the soft rays more numerous; the pectoral shorter, broader, and less falcate; the second 
spine of the anal fin much longer and grosser. 
The colour of the head (which is less squamous than in the other) and of the back, darkish, but changeable 
like a pigeon’s neck ; below the line the colour grows lighter and glossy, and the belly is of a rich pearl; the 
dorsal fin darkish; the others and lower part of the caudal fin yellowish. 
The length, one foot eight inches. 
No. CXVIII. 
Labrus cauda pentagona corpore oblongo; capite toto squarnoso, rostro obluso; cirro unico ad 
maxillam inferiorem. 
The Labrus with a pentagonal tail; an oblong body; the head entirely squamous, the 
rostrum obtuse, and a solitary cirrus pendent from the lower jaw. 
Called by the Natives Qualar Katchelee. 
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B. vii. D. 39. P. 15. V. 6. A. 10. C. IS. 
This fish under the name of Katchelee, differs more remarkably from the one first described. 
The body is oblong; the scales smaller. 
The head shorter, squamous; rostrum shorter, more obtuse. The mouth small, round ; teeth very slender; 
the eyes supreme, oval, large; nostrils double, small, close to the orbit; the posterior oval. A solitary cirrus at 
the lower jaw. 
In other respects it agrees; as likewise in the shape of the lateral line, position of the anus, and shape of 
the fins. 
The colour has been omitted in my original description. 
The length, ten inches. 
It is rather a rare fish. 
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