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row; ii,12 pectoral fin rays; teeth bluish (in life); and by the presence 

 on head and body of red (pale in alcohol) vermiculations in front of a 

 plain green caudal peduncular region. 



It resembles S. globiceps but lacks the black ocellate spot in dorsal 

 fin, scales have pale streaks instead of spots, caudal peduncle is 

 abruptly plain green or pale, and there is a reddish lunate marking 

 on basal and lateral sections of caudal fin. The black pectoral base 

 of globiceps is lacking in vermiculatus. 



I have studied specimens in lots from the following localities: 

 Phoenix Islands, 1 lot; Palmyra Island, 2; Gilbert Islands, 2; and 

 Philippines, 1. 



Scarus frenatus Lacepede 



Figure 13 



Scarus frenatus Lacdpfede, Histoire naturelle des poissons, vol. 4, pp. 3, 13, pi. 1, 

 fig. 1, 1802 (type locality: Indo-Pacific Ocean [western Indian Ocean]). 



Pseudoscarus frenatus Bleeker, Atlas ichthyologique . . . , vol. 1, p. 40, pi. 16, 

 fig. 2, 1862. 



Callyodon pectoralis J. L. B. Smith, Rhodes Univ. Ichthy. Bull. No. 1, p. 15, 

 pi. 42,J, 1956 (east coast of Africa south to lat. 14° S.). 



This species is characterized by having the anterior part of the body 

 brownish above level of pectoral fin base and posteriorly to a line 

 between rear of bases of dorsal and anal fins, behind which line the 

 body is abruptly lighter green ; a green band on body along each side 

 of base of dorsal fin; head marked as shown in figure 13 (see p. 42); 

 center of green pectoral fin reddish brown; middle and outer rays of 

 caudal fin green, with a crescent-shaped or forklike reddish brown 

 mark on base of caudal extending out to tip of each lobe of that 

 fin; dorsal and anal fins margined with green, basally these fins are 

 reddish green; teeth green; median predorsal scales 6; rows of scales 

 on cheek 3, with 2 or 3 scales in ventral row; ii,12 pectoral fin rays. 



A beautiful specimen of this species from the Red Sea, collected 

 by Dr. Eugenie Clark, is in the National Museum. It agrees per- 

 fectly with the figure by Lacepede. Fowler and Bean did not have 

 a specimen of this species; those reported upon by them (U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. Bull. 100, vol. 7, pp. 436-444, 1928) from the Philippines are 

 S. javanicus and a few other species. 



Scarus janthochir Bleeker 



Plate 16,b 



Scarus janthochir Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. -Indie, vol. 4, p. 139, 1853 



(type locality: Ternate, Batavia). 

 Pseudoscarus janthochir Bleeker, Atlas ichthyologique . . . , vol. 1, p. 30, pi. 5, 



1862. 

 Callyodon janthochir J. L. B. Smith, Rhodes Univ. Ichthy. Bull. No. 1, p. 14, 



1856 (western Indian Ocean). 



