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row; ii,13 pectoral rays; green teeth and a background of brown or 

 greenish violet, or brownish violet coloration, with numerous scales 

 marked with a white spot, a few of which are as large as pupil or 

 nearly so (usually a few white spots at pectoral base and similar 

 greenish spots may occur on the head); lips dark red; distal edge of 

 dorsal and anal fins narrowly dark violet or brownish violet; teeth 

 greenish when ahve (they fade or change into an "alcohoHc-light 

 brownish" color after many years of preservation). 



This species should not be confused with Scarus brevifilis (Giinther), 

 which has fewer white spots, aU confined to posterior part of body; nor 

 with S. guttatus Bloch and Schneider, which has white teeth. 



The general coloration is dark brown or blackish or reddish brown 

 when alive, the head dark reddish brown, as are lips; in adults, a pale 

 greenish or grayish streak along back, and first soft dorsal ray not 

 elongate. 



I have studied numerous specimens in lots from the following 

 localities: Celebes, 2 lots; Moluccas, 2; and Philippines, 28. 



Scarus rubrofasciatus (Smith) 



Plate 14,e 



Callyodon rubrofasciatus J. L. B. Smith, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 12, vol. 8, 

 p. 934, December 1955 (type locality, Shimoni, Kenya, Africa); Rhodes 

 Univ. Ichthy. Bull. No. 1, p. 10, pi. 43, i, January 1956 (type locality: 

 Shimoni) . 



Smith describes this species as having 7 predorsal scales, 3 series of 

 scales on the cheek with 2 to 4 scales in the lower row; and ii,13 

 pectoral rays. The pharyngeal mill has not been examined; thus, 

 doubt may be cast on placing it in the subgenus Hemistoma; also, 

 the size of the type (18 inches in total length) should indicate an adult 

 color pattern. I have not seen a specimen. 



Scarus atropectoralis, new species 



Plate 15,a 



Holotype USNM 147217, Celebes, Buka Island, Nov. 20, 1909, 

 Albatross, standard length 225 mm., total length 285. 



Paratype USNM 157321, Celebes, Buka Island, Nov. 20, 1909, 

 Albatross, standard length 260 mm., total length 340. 



Precision measurements were made on the holotype and paratype 

 and are expressed in thousandths of the standard length, respectively. 

 Standard lengths 225 and 260 mm. Length of head 347 and 373; 

 greatest depth 383 and 392; length of snout 147 and 158; diameter of 

 eye 53 and 62; fleshy interorbital space 116 and 119; postorbital 



