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13. Pseudoscarus dussumieri. 



?? Scarus diissuniieri, Cuv. Sf Val. xiv. p. 252. 



? Scarus dussumieri, Bleek. Batavia, p. 494. 



Pseudoscarus dussumieri, Bleek. Versl. en Meded. Akad. Wetensch. 



Natuurk. Amsterd. xii. 1861, Scar. pp. 13, 14, and Atl. Ichth. p. 46. 



tab. 8. fig. 1. 



Two series of scales on the cheek and two scales on the prae- 

 opercular limb. Upper lip broad ; jaws whitish, the upper with 

 pointed teeth at the angle. Dorsal spines equal in length ; fourteen 

 pectoral rays. Greenish : two green streaks from the mouth to the 

 eye ; another green band between the eyes ; vertical fins edged with 

 blue, without band along the middle. 



Java. 



a. Adult. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



14. Pseudoscarus lepidus. 



Scarus lepidus, Jenyns, Zool. Beayle, Fish. p. 108. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the lower of which is composed 

 of four scales, the middle of seven. Upper lip broad, with the inner 

 portion well developed. Jaws whitish, the lower with a horizontal 

 pointed tooth at the angle, the upper without such a tooth. Teeth 

 small. Dorsal spines subequal in length, rather stout, flexible at the 

 top. Caudal fin emarginate ; thirteen pectoral rays. Brown (in 

 spirits), with some purplish streaks on the snout. 



Tahiti. 



The diagnosis has been taken from the typical specimen in the 

 Collection of the Philosophical Society of Cambridge. 



15. Pseudoscarus hypselopterus. 



Scarus hj'pselopterus, Bleek. Batavia, p. 496. 



Pseudoscarus hypselopterus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. p. 36. tab. 8. fig. 3. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the lower of which covers the 

 prseopercular Umb and is composed of tkree scales. Upper lip broad ; 

 jaws whitish, the upper with pointed teeth at the angle. Anterior 

 dorsal spines longer than the posterior ; caudal rounded, with the 

 lobes slightly produced ; fourteen pectoral rays. Greenish anteriorly, 

 yellow posteriorly ; two fine red streaks between eye and jaws ; chin 

 with two blue cross -stripes. Vertical fins red, edged with blue ; anal 

 blue at the base ; a brown spot at the base of the pectoral, (i?/.) 



Java. 



16. Pseudoscarus globiceps. 



Scarus globiceps, Cuv. Sf Val. xiv. p. 179 ; Jen. Voy. Beagle, Fishes, 

 p. 106. 



Two series of scales on the cheek and one or two scales on the 

 lower praeopercular limb ; the middle series composed of six scales. 



