42. rsEUDOscARus. 237 



c. Scales on the clieek in two series. 



53. Pseudoscarus troschelii. 



Scarus troschelii, lilcck. Ihdtiv. p. 498. 



I'seudoscarus troschelii, Blcek. Atl. Ichth. p. 25. tab. 7. tig. "2. 



Two series of scales on the cheek, the lower prseopercular limb 

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

 jaws green, the upper with pointed teeth at the angle. Caudal 

 slightly emarginate ; fifteen pectoral rays. Green, each scale with 

 reddish margin ; lips red ; a short red band through tlie eye, and 

 another from the angle of the mouth, below the eye, towards the oper- 

 culum ; chin with red transverse and longitudinal streaks. Dorsal 

 red, edged with blue, and with a green band along the middle ; anal 

 yellowish, with a similar red band ; caudal greenish. {Bl.) 



Java. 



54. Pseudoscarus celebicus. 



Scarus celebicus. Block. Celebes, v. p. 253. 



Pseudoscarus celebicus, Bleeh. Atl. Ichth. p. 20. tab. 15. fig. 2. 



Two series of scales on the cheek, the lower extending over a part 

 of the praeopercular limb. Upper lip xery short, covering only the 

 base of the jaw, with the inner portion rudimentary ; jaws blue, 

 the upper with one or tAvo conical teeth at the angle. Anterior 

 dorsal spine shortest ; fifteen pectoral rays ; caudal rounded. Green : 

 lips red, wdth blue margin ; two or three short gre^^n streaks behind 

 the eye. Dorsal fin red, w'ith a broad blue margin to its anterior 

 portion, and with a bluish longitudinal band ; anal red at the base, 

 and blue on the remainder of the fin ; caudal red, blue-edged. 



Celebes. Chinese Sea. 



a. Fine specimen. Sea of China. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



55. Pseudoscarus chlorodon. 



Scarus chlorodon, Jemjns, \ or/. Beaf/le, Fishes, p. 105. pi. 21. 

 Pseudoscarus chlorodon, Bleek. Versl. en Meded. Akad. Wetcnsch. Am- 

 sterd. Nafuurk. xii. 18(il, Scar. p. 5. 



Two series of scales on the cheek, the lower praeorbital limb being 

 entirely naked. Lips very narrow, covering only the base of the 

 jaws ; jaws blue, the upper without pointed teeth at the angle. 

 Fifteen or sixteen pectoral rays. Brown (in a dried state) ; snout 

 and cheeks much varied with green. A bright green patch in front 

 of the eye, with a pale streak below. Dorsal and anal green, the 

 former with a lighter intramarginal band, the latter with a band 

 along the middle. (Je^i.) 



Kokos Island. 



{d. Species insufficiently described, but belonging to division C.) 



56. Pseudoscarus pectoralis. 

 Scarus pectoralis, Cuv. Sf V(d. xiv. p. 2(59. 



Jaws green, with a small pointed tooth at tlie angle ; caudal lobes 



