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length of head 156 and 165; least preorbital width 73 and 73; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 156 and 146; length of caudal peduncle 178 

 and 181. Length of longest dorsal spine 120 and 108; of soft dorsal 

 ray 133 and 119; of anal spine 107 and 108; of soft anal ray 129 and 142, 

 of pectoral 218 and 235, of pelvic 173 and 188, and of caudal 289 and 

 320. 



The following counts were recorded for the holotype and paratype, 

 respectively: Dorsal IX, 10 and IX, 10; Anal 111,9 and 111,9 pectoral 

 ii,13-ii,13 and ii,13-ii,13; pelvics 1,5 and 1,5, caudal 6 + 5 and 6+5; 

 median predorsal scales 6 and 6 ; 3 rows of scales on cheek. 



The lips do not cover the whitish teeth, the angle between lips varies 

 from 70 to 88 degrees; the inner lip continues as a narrow free fold 

 across front of upper lip; no canine teeth are present at corner of 

 mouth; distal margin of caudal fin concave. 



In alcohol the background coloration is light brownish with 5 

 darker brown vertical bars; entire base of pectoral dark brown or 

 blackish. 



The color recorded on the two types, when alive, by means of a 

 Philippine Albatross drawing is background bright red, fins red; 

 teeth light pinkish; base of pectoral purplish black; 5 purplish bars on 

 sides. The following color note was recorded on the Philippine 

 Albatross Expedition: Teeth white; general color throughout scarlet 

 vermilion, most marked on borders of scales and on fins; lower head 

 and breast somewhat paler and centers of scales of side probably 

 with slight purplish shade; iris more or less golden internally, externally 

 scarlet; dusky blotch at outer base of pectoral; no bars or markings 

 on any of fins. 



These two specimens were reported upon by Fowler and Bean 

 (U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 100, vol. 7, 1928, p. 449) as Callyodon caudo- 

 Jasciatus. 



This new species named in reference to the black pectoral fin base, 

 may be distinguished from all other parrotfishes having 5 to 8 median 

 predorsal scales by the general red coloration overlaid with 5 dusky 

 or purplish vertical bars on sides. Three other species of parrotfishes, 

 flavipectoralis new species, lepidus, and jasciatus have a black pectoral 

 fin base, but none is red in color with 5 vertical bars. 



This parrotfish is characterized by having 6 median predorsal scales, 

 3 rows of scales on the cheek with 2 scales in the ventral row; ii,13 

 pectoral fin rays; teeth white; and by a reddish background with 5 

 dark vertical bars on sides. 



In addition to the types of this species, I have seen one additional 

 specimen from Ifaluk Atoll in very bad condition but I do not consider 

 it a paratype, as my identification is uncertain. 



