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Harpe rufa

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ladyfish \La"dy*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A large, handsome oceanic fish ({Albula vulpes}), found
       both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also
       {bonefish}, {grubber}, {French mullet}, and {macab['e]}.
   (b) A labroid fish ({Harpe rufa}) of Florida and the West
       Indies.

Doncella \Don*cel"la\, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. {Damsel}.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies ({Platyglossus
   radiatus}). The name is applied also to the ladyfish ({Harpe
   rufa}) of the same region.
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