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pectoral rays; white teeth; and the angle between the lips varying 

 between 30 and 60 degrees. 



The color pattern on the head of the males has pale or dusky lines 

 margining a few characteristic blotches shaped as shown in the figure; 



FiGURE^21. — Scarus perspicillatus: a, adult male; b, and c, males, showing variability of 

 color markings on head; d, adult female. (Drawings by Vernon Brock, reproduced by 

 his permission.) 



