42. rsEUDoscAEus. ■ 233 



41. Pseudoscarus (?) ocellatus. 



Scarus ocellatus, Ciio. ^- Val. xiv. p. 278. 



Olive : head and tail yeUow ; a narrow black line crosses the snout 

 before the eye ; an oblique black band descends from the neck across 

 the operculum to the thorax ; three series of black points behind the 

 pectoral. The spinous dorsal has a black margin and a large ovate 

 black spot ; caudal with two large red spots on each lobe ; anal uni- 

 form yellow. ( Val.) 



Caroline Islands. 



Known from a di-awing only. 



B. Jaws greeu or blue ; upper lip broad, covering at least one-half of the 

 upper jaw. 



42. Fseudoscams guacamaia. 



Guacamaia, Ibarra, lam. 2G. 



Scarus guacamaia, Cuv. 8f Val. xiv. p. 178 ; Poey, Mem. Cub. ii. 1861, 

 p. 421. 



Two series of scales on the cheek and a single scale on the lower 

 limb of the pra?operculum ; caudal rounded, with the lobes much 

 produced in adtdt specimens. The upper lip covers at least one-half 

 of the jaw. Teeth small. Brownish (in a presei-ved state), with 

 the jaws and the naked parts of the head green. Fins dark-coloured ; 

 margins of the dorsal, anal and ventral fins green. 



Atlantic coasts of tropical America. 



a. Twenty inches long: skin. Jamaica. From Dr. Pamell's Col- 

 lection. 

 6. Half- grown: stuffed. "West Indies. Pirrchased of Mi-. Scrivener. 



c. Half-grown : not good state. Puerto Cabello. Purchased of Mr. 



Brandt. 



d, e. Adult and half-grown. Bahia. From Dr. 0. Wucherer's Col- 



lection. 



Poey considers the fish described by Valenciennes as different from 

 Parra's species, and calls the former Scarus pleknms (I. c. p. 393). 



43. Pseudoscarus nuchipunctatus. 



Scarus nuchipunctatus, Cuv. S^- Val. xiv. p. 224; Bleek. Verhand. Bafav. 



Genootsch. xxii. Labr. p. 62. 

 limbatus, Ctii: 8f Val. xiv. p. 271 ; Bleek. I. f . p. 60 ; Bichards. 



Ichthyvl. Chin. p. 262. 

 Pseudoscarus nuchipunctatus, Bleek. All. Ickth. p. 31. tab. 10. fig. 2. 



Cheek with thi-ee series of scales, the lower of which covers the 

 limb of the pra;operculum. Upper lip broad, with the inner portion 

 well developed ; jaws green, the upper with a recur^'ed conical 

 tooth at the angle ; teeth small. Anterior dorsal spine shortest ; 

 foui'teen pectoral rays ; caudal rounded, with the lobes veiy slightly 

 produced. Uniform brown ; lips with a green cross-band ; some 



