44 BULLETIN 214, UNrTED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Figure 16. — Scarus azureus. (Sketch by author.) 



376, General color brownish, sometimes with 4 or 5 

 darker brown bars on sides (blue in life), these 

 about 3 scales wide; distal margins of dorsal 

 and anal fins narrowly blue or green edged; 

 no blue or green streak at base of dorsal or 

 anal, center of these fins orange, green spots 

 basallj^; dorsal edge of pectoral fin blue-green; 

 dorsal and ventral edge of caudal blue-green; 

 streaks on head as shown in sketch of color 

 pattern; none of the dorsal rays elongated; 

 greatest depth usually 2.6 to 3.0; figure ^ 7 and 

 plate 17,D. (East Pacific, Galdpagos Island.) 

 noyesi Heller and Snodgrass 



Figure 17. — Scarus noyesi. (Sketch by author.) 



356. Pectoral rays ii,12 or ii,13; general background color 

 brownish, scales dorsally and on upper sides with 

 pale edges, centers brownish green; dorsal and 

 anal narrowly edged with green, center and base 

 with short green bars, but no basal green streak; 

 chin pale; depth usually 2.3 to 2.5; figure 18. 

 (East Pacific.) . . . californiensis (Pellegrin) 



35c. Pectoral rays usually ii,12, except sometimes ii, 13 in 

 aeruginosus. 

 39a. Two to five alternating pale and dark vertical bars 

 on back and dorsal part of sides; teeth white. 



