28 ALLAN HANCOCK ATLANTIC EXPEDITION REPORT 



Sparisoma rubripinnis (Valenciennes) ? 



Material: A 57-39, 2 (48.0, 50.4 mm.), AHF 2866, from Caledonia 

 Bay, Panama. 

 Remarks : Our specimens may have been <S. radians ( Valenciennes) . 

 However, they lacked prominent canine teeth in the upper jaw and 

 possessed bifurcate cirri on the anterior nasal tentacles. The small size 

 was also a factor in the questioned determination. 



? Sparisoma sp. 



Material: A 50-39, 1 (21.7 mm.), AHF 2859, from Caledonia Bay, 

 Panama. 

 A 57-39, 3 (13.3—25.8 mm.), AHF 2857, from Caledonia 



Bay, Panama. 

 A 15-39, 1 (27.5 mm.), AHF 2854, from 2 mi. olif Bahia 



Honda, Colombia. 

 A 18-39, 4 (20.5—30.1 mm.), AHF 2863, from 8 mi. 

 S. W. of San Nicolaas Bay, Aruba Island, Netherlands 

 West Indies. 

 A 22-39, 1 (37.3 mm.), AHF 2864, from Tortuga Island, 



Venezuela. 

 A 28-39, 2 (23.9, 31.1 mm.), AHF 2865, from Cubagua 

 Island, Venezuela. 

 Remarks: We do not wish definitely to imply that we believe all 

 of these specimens belong to the same species. All were small and faded, 

 and they even may not all be of the genus Sparisoma. 



? Scaridae, Genus and species undetermined 



Material: A 22-39, 1 (20.7 mm.), AHF 2795, from Tortuga Island, 

 Venezuela. 

 A 28-39, 2 (13.1, 15.8 mm.), AHF 3028, from Cubagua 

 Island, Venezuela. 

 Remarks: These very small specimens, possibly Labridae, were in 

 poor condition. 



Acanthuridae 



Determinations for the material in this family were made with the 

 aid of Randall (1956). 



