42. PSEUDOSCABTJS. 235 



lip broad ; jaws blue, each with a pair of strong pointed teeth at the 

 angle. Fourteen pectoral I'ays. Body brownish-red ; a narrow green 

 streak runs from the eye round the upper lip ; upper lip with two 

 green cross-streaks, chin with one. Dorsal and anal edged with 

 blue. {Bl.) 

 Buton. 



47. Pseudoscarus singaporensis. 



Scarus singapurensis, Bleek. Singapore, p. G9. 



Pseudoscarus singapurensis, Bkek. Atl. Ichth. p. 31. tab. 13. fig. 1. 



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

 cular limb. Upper lip broad ; jaws blue, without pointed teeth at 

 the angle of the upper jaw. The dorsal spines increase in length 

 posteriorly ; fifteen pectoral rays ; caudal with the lobes much pro- 

 duced. Uniform brownish, with numerous irregular whitish spots. 



Singapore, Java. 



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



C. Jaws green or blue ; upper lip narrow, covering less than one-half 

 of the upper jaw. 



a. Scales on the elieek in three series, the lower praeopercular limb 

 being entirely naked. 



48. Pseudoscarus microrhinus. 



Scarus microrhinus, Bleek. Xatunrk. Tydsclir. Xederl. Ind. v\. p. 200 



& viii. p. 4S8. 

 Pseudoscarus microiThinos, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. p. 22. tab. 3. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the lower praeopercular limb 

 being naked ; the lower and middle series composed of six scales 

 each. Lips very narrow, covering only the base of the jaws ; jaws 

 blue, the upper with pointed teeth at the angle. Forehead gibbous 

 in adult specimens. Dorsal spines subeqtial in length ; fifteen or 

 sixteen pectoral rays. Green, rosy beneath : a green band runs 

 from the lower lip to the opercular margin, opposite the upper pec- 

 toral rays, ^'ertical fins rosy, edged with blue ; anal with a green 

 band along the middle ; caudal immaculate at the base. 



Java, Celebes. 



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



49. Pseudoscarus strongylocephalus. 



Scarus strongylocephalus, Bleek. Java, ii. p. 439. 



Pseudoscarus strongylocephalus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth, p. 23. tab. 4. fig. 3. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the lower prtcopercular limb 

 being naked. Lips very naiTow, covering only a small portion of 

 the jaws ; jaws blue, the upper with a pointed tooth at the angle. 

 Forehead convex, not gibbous. Dorsal spines subequal in length ; 

 sixteen pectoral rays ; caudal with the lobes much produced. Green, 

 each scale rosy at the base, lower parts rosy ; upper lip with green 

 Toss-bands ; a curved green band from the month to below the eve. 



