FAMILY, XLI— LABRIDiE. 413 



5. Pseudoscarus rivulatus, Plate LXXXVII, fig. 6. 



Labrus sahnee moia, Russell, Fish. Vizag. ii, p. 14, t. cxix. 

 Scarus fasciatus, Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 222. 



Scarus rivulatus, (Kuhl. and v. Hass.) Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 223. 

 Scarus Russellii, Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 2.34 ; Bleeker, Beng. en Hind. p. 54. 

 Scarus rivulatoides, and mic.rorjnatlms, Bleeker, Labr. pp. 5.5, and 56. 



Pseudoscarus rivulatus, Bleeker, Scar. p. 240, and Atl. Ich. i, p. 44, t. ix, f. 3 ; Giinther, Catal. 

 iv, p. 222. 



Pseudoscarus Russellii, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G8, p. 154. 



B. V, D. JL, P. 14-15, V. 1/5, A. f, C. 13, L. 1. 25. 



Length of head 3|, of caudal 7i, height of body 3^ in the total length. Eyes — diameter 6 in length of 

 head, 2 diameters from end of snout and also apart, tipper lip bi-oad. Teeth — each jaw with 2 small ones at 

 the corner.* Fins — the anterior dorsal spines rather shorter than the succeeding ones : caudal rather 

 truncated. Scales — two rows on the cheeks, and two scales on the lower limb of the preopercle, the lower row 

 on the cheek con,sisting of six scales. Colours — green, each scale with a reddish base. Snout and cheeks with 

 numerous undulating green lines, its ground colour reddish. A narrow green band along the base and edge of 

 the dorsal fin, with an intermediate row of spots : anal green, becoming lighter towards its margin, which is 

 edged with dark green : caudal with green spots. The specimen figured, variety BusseUii, was sea green, 

 each scale, except those on the chest, having a semilunar reddish base equal to about half its width : the scales 

 between the bases of the ventral and anal tins reddish : bead rosy : a few short blue lines radiate ft-om the lower 

 edge of the orbit : anteriorly one passes to the upper edge of the lip, which it skirts : another goes to its lower 

 margin, which it encircles. Dorsal fin reddish, superiorly edged with light blue , a row of green spots along its 

 centre, and another at its base : caudal reddish, with four or five vertical bluish-green bands : anal similar to 

 dorsal : pectoral and ventral reddish, the outer ray being blue : eyes hazel. 



Habitat. — East coast of Africa, through the seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. The figure 

 is from a stufled specimen (a female, 18 inches long) captured at Madras, July 12th, 1868. 



6. Pseudoscarus erythrodon. 



Scarus erythrodon, Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 255. 



Pseudoscarus Sumbawensis, Bleeker, Scar. p. 242, and Atl. Ich. i, p. 47, t. xv, f. 4 ; Giinther, Catal. 

 iv, p. 232. 



Pseudoscarus erythrodon, Giinther, Fish. Zanzibar, p. 107. 



B. V, D. -f^, P. 15, V. 1/5, A. I, C. 13, L. 1. 25. 



Length of head 3f, of caudal 8, height of body 3j to 3^^ in the total length. Eyes — diameter 4i to 5^ 

 in the length of the head, 1^- to 2 diameters from the end of snout, and 1-^ apart. Upper lip broad. Teeth — 

 free margins with crenulated edges, and in tiie adult a conical tooth at the angle. Fins — dorsal spines subeqvial 

 in length. Caudal rounded. Scales — two rows on the cheeks, the lower of which is not extended over the 

 lower limb of the preopercle. Colours — of a purplish brown, the edges of each scale being darker than their 

 centres, the large scales covering the first 2/3 of the caudal fin dull yellowish, a violet tint in the thoracic region 

 where the centres of some of the scales are of a light colour. Snout greenish-yellow. Vertical fins brown, the 

 dorsal with a narrow black outer margin. Pectoral transparent. 



Habitat. — East coast of Africa, Andamans to the Malay Archipelago. One specimen 2'7 inches long was 

 taken at Port Blair. 



7. Pseudoscarus sordidus. 



Scarus sordidus, Forsk. p. 30 ; Gmel. Linn. p. 1281. 



Scarus nigricans (Ehrenb.) Cuv. and Val. xiv. p. 213. 



Scarus mentalis, (Ehrenb.) Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 234. 



Scarus Troschelli, Bleeker, Batav. p. 498. 



Pseudoscarus Troschelli, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. i, p. 25, t. vii, f. 2 ; Giinther, Catal. iv, p. 237, and Fish. Zanz. 

 p. 168, pi. xiv, f. 1, 3, (? 2). 



Pseudoscarus sordidus, Klunz. Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 568. 



B. V, D. tV, P- 15, V. 1/5, A. |, C. 13, L. 1. 25. 



Length of head 3\ to 3|, of caudal 8 to 9, height of body 3j to Sj- in the total length. Eyes — from 6 to 

 8 diameters in the length of head, 2i to 3 diameters from end of snout and 2 apart. Jaws strong. Lips very 

 narrow. Teeth — strong with their edges crenulated, the upper jaw with a pointed tooth at the angle. Fins — 

 dorsal spines subequal in length, caudal truncated or slightly emarginato, and with its outer rays a little 

 produced in adults. Scales — only 2 rows on the cheeks, none on the lower limb of preopercle. Colours — in 

 different specimens difler widely, being pink, green or brown, and variously marked. Some have green lips and 

 horizontal red marks across the cheeks, and the dorsal and anal fins may be with or without a central horizontal 

 band or row of spots. 



Habitat. — Red Sea, East coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



• In the specimen figured, Fsewloscarus RvjiselUi, and also in two others in my collection I find uo teeth at the angle of 

 the mouth. 



