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Genus 648. SPAEISOMA Swainson. Viejas. 

 Sparisoma Swainson, Nat. Hist. Class. Fishes, etc., ii, 227, 1839 (ahildgaardi). 



Subgenus SPARISOMA Swainson. 



2065. Sparisoma xystrodon Jordan & Swain. 



West Indies, north to Key West. 



Sparisoma xystrodon Jordan & Swam, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1884, 99, Key 

 West; Havana. 



2066. Sparisoma atomarium (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Scarus atomarins Poey, Memorias, ii, 423, 1861, Havana. 



2067. Sparisoma radians (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



West Indies, south to Brazil. 



Scams radians Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 206, 1839, Brazil. 



2068. Sparisoma hoplomystax (Cope). 



West Indies, from Key West to Bah la. 



Scarus hoplomystax Cope, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc 1869, 462, St. Martins. 



2069. Sparisoma niphobles Jordan & Bollman. 



Bahamas; only type known. 



Sparisoma niphobles Jordan & Bollman, Proc. U. S Nat. Mus. 1888, 5.51, Green 

 Turtle Cay, Bahamas. 



2070. Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Cuvier & Valenciennes'). 



West Indies. 



Scarus aurofrenatua Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 191, 1839, 

 San Domingo. 



2071. Sparisoma oxybrachium (Poey). 



Cul)a. 



Scarus oxyirachius Poey, Synopsis, 342, 1868, Havana. 



2072. Sparisoma abildgaardi (Bloch). Red Parrot-fish. 



West Indies, south to Brazil, 



Scarus abildgaardi Bloch, Ichthyol., pi. 259, 1791, "America." 



2073. Sparisoma distinctum (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Scarus distinctus Poey, Memorias, ii, 423, 1861, Havana. 



2074. Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider). Vieja. 



West Indies, south to Bahia. 



Scarus chrysopterus Bloch &, Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 286, pi. 57, 1801, "Amer- 

 ican seas." 



2075. Sparisoma lorito Jordan & Swain, 



West Indies. 



Sparisoma lorito Jordan &. Swain, Proc. U, S. Nat. Mus. 1884, 95, Havana. 



2076. Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre). Green Parrot-fish. 



West Indies. 



Scarus !virif?is Bonnaterre, Enc. Meth., x, 96, 193, 1788, Bahamas ; afterCatesby. 



Subgenus EL'SCABCS Jordan & Everniann. 



Euscarus Jordan «fe Evermann, Fishes N. and M. Amer., 1896 (cretenses). 



2077. Sparisoma strigatum (Giinther). 



Locality unknown ; but as the genus Sparisoma is chiefly confined to Amer- 

 ican waters, this species is probably American. 

 Scarus strigatus Giinther, Cat., iv, 212, 1862, locality unknown. 



2078. Sparisoma flavescens (Bloch & Schneider). Vieja Colorado; Vieja Muger. 



West Indies ; Key West to Rio Janeiro. 



Scarus flavescens Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 290, 1801, Cuba; after 

 Parra. 



