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PROVISIONAL LIST OF THE FISHES OF JAMAICA. 
cil. genus Piatye.ossus, Klein. 
This includes several species which appear under Julis 
in Hill’s list. As now restricted, Plutyglossus has a 
posterior canine tooth, and nine dorsal spines, while 
Julis has no posterior canine, and ten dorsal spines. 
Platyglossus bivittatus, (Bl.) Giinth. Rainbow. Base 
of dorsal fin violet, two or three narrow lines 
along its upper half. Base of pectorals whitish, 
without black spot. A brown band runs from 
snout through eye, &c. Julis psittaculus of Hill’s 
list is a synony 1. 
P. cyanostigma, (C, & V.) Giinth, Reddish-olive, 
each scale on the tail and along the lateral line 
with a blue spot, Two indistinct light banas 
along the body. Back with 3 blackish blotches, 
Dorsal fin with blue spots, &c. 
P, ruptus, (Poey.) Giinth, Upper parts greenish, 
the soft dorsal with oblique brown streaks. Cau- 
dal with 5 blue bands, &c, “ 
P, patatus, (C. & V,) Giinth. A doubtful species, 
which seems to have been confused with cyanos- 
tigma and ruptus. 
P.crotaphus, (C. & V.) Giinth. Green, head and 
caudal with red streaks, Dorsal red; anal with 
a band along the middle. 
P. dimidiatus, (Agass.) Julis dimidiatus of Hill’s 
list. Perhaps the same species as P. internasalis 
(Poey,) Giinth., but the streak on the temple 
seems to be wanting. 
P. garnoti, (C. & V.) Giinth. Bluish or greenish ; 
back red. Spinous dorsal bluish black, the soft 
lighter, with red spots along base. Anal with a 
series of blue dots near base, caudal with ten cross- 
bands. 
P. principis, (C. & V.) Giinth. Caudal truncate. 
Body without apparent markings ; head with blue 
bands, dorsal and anal fins blue edged, the latter 
with two violet bands. 
P. opalinus, (C. & V.) Giinth. Caudal truncate. 
Bluish iridescent, head with blue lines; dorsal 
blue, anal with two violet streaks ; caudal striped 
with violet. 
cur. genus Junis, C. & V. 
Julis bifasciata, (Bloch.) Ginth. Head bluish ; 
body green ; trunk behind the head black, with a 
broad whitish cross-band. The spinous dorsal 
nearly all black, the soft light violet, the margin 
of the entire fin white. 
J. nitida, Giinther. Dorsal brownish,'margin white ; 
anal white. A violet band runs through the eye. 
J. detersor, C. & V. Head, thorax, anterior portion 
of dorsal, extremity of pectoral and caudal lobes 
blackish-violet ; the remainder greenish. 
civ. genus Ciepricus, C. & V 
Clepticus genizarra, C.& V. The 4th and 5th rays 
of the dorsal, and the 7th and tth of the anal 
produced. Caudal forked. 
cy. genus Scarvs, Forsk. 
Fishes formerly referred to Scarus are now in part 
referred to Psewdoscarus and Sparisoma. Callyodon 
is also closely allied. 
Scarus proper has the lower jaw projecting beyond the | 
upper, and only a single series of scales on the cheek. 
Scarus frondosus, “C. & V.” Giinth. Olive, with 
three indistinct light longitudinal bands. Fins 
punctulated with white, except spinous dorsal, 
which is marbled with brownish. 
S.rubripimmis, C. & “. Violet-olive; fins, except 
the spinous dcrsal, orange. Caudal truncated. 
Perhaps only the adult state of S. frondosus. 
S. aracanga, Giinth, Uniform dark purplish-violet. 
10 inches long. 
S. chrysopterus, Bl., Schn. 
dal with a green band. 
pectoral, 
S. aurofrenatus, C. & V. A yellow band from upper 
lip to lower orbital margin, &e. Anal with a vio- 
let margin. Caudal with a broad whitish poste- 
rior margin, and with black corners. 
CyI. genus, SPARISOMA. 
Sparisoma catesbyi (LaC.) Bean. Parrot-Fish. 
Green, a large white blotch at root of caudal; gill- 
membrane red; caudal with a narrow red cres- 
cent, &e. 
Blue, fins yellowish, cau- 
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S. radians (C. & V.) Bean. Grassy Ground Parrot. 
Reddish- olive, lower parts of anal fin rose-colour, 
anal with 4 oblique dark spots, &. 
cvir. genus, Pseuposcarus, Bleeker. 
The upper jaw projecting beyond the lower; two or 
more series of scales on the cheek. 
Pseudoscarus gnacamaia, (C, & V.) Giinth. Parrot- 
Fish. Brownish, with jaws and naked parts of 
head green. Fins dark, margins of dorsal, anal, 
and ventral green. 
P. psittacus (L.) Giinth. Scarus vetula of Hill’s list. 
Green, upper part of head and nape reddish. A 
broad yellow band from above pectoral nearly to 
middle of tail. Caudal green, with the upper and 
lower margins yellow. 
P. croicensis (Bl.) P.sancteecrucis of Giinther. 
very, with three red longitudinal bands. 
alternans of Hill’s list is a synonym. 
P.chloris (Bl. & Schn.) Ginth. ‘l'here are two 
forms of this fish :— 
(1.) chloris, type. Nearly uniform green. 
Sil- 
Scarus 
(2.) var. quadrispinosus (C. & V.) Uniform 
brownish. Scarus quadrispinosus of Hill’s 
list. 
P. virens (C. & V.) 
P. chloris. 
P. coeruleus (Bl.) Ginth. Uniform blue, jaws 
whitish. Perhaps only the old state of P. chloris. 
P. aracanga, Giinther. Uniform violet-purple. 
Jaws rosy. Has the same coloration as Scarus 
aracanga ‘with which it may be easily con- 
founded.” 
P. teniopterus (Desm.) Giinth. Olive,a yellow band 
laterally ; two green streaks on each side of snout ; 
upper and lower margins of caudal green, &c., 
Scarus diadema of Hill’slist is perhaps not specifi- 
cally distinct from this. 
P. flavomarginatus (C. & V,) Giinth, 
P. turchesius (C. & V.) Giinth. 
P. celestinus (C.& V.) Giinth. 
P. punctulatus (C. & V.) Giinth. 
The last four are solely on Hill’s authority as Jamaican, 
Giinther, Cat. Fish. Br. Mus., vol. iv, p. xv. places 
them in Pseudoscarus, but treats them as doubtful or 
insufficiently known. 
cviil. genus, CatLyopon, (Gronoy.) C. & V, 
Resembles Scarus, but the dorsal spines are flexible, 
and the upper lip is double posteriorly only. 
Callyodon auropunctatus, C.& V. Greenish, verti- 
cals with small rosy spots; a reddish streak from 
angle of mouth to eye, another on cheek, anda 
third on temple. 
C. ustus, C. & V. Brownish, marbled with darker. 
Order ANACANTHINI. 
Vertical and ventral fins without spinous rays. 
Family OPHIDIID. 
Vertical fins generally united: no separate anterior 
dorsal or anal: ventrals rudimentary or absent. 
crx. genus, Broruna, Cuvier. 
Brotula barbata (Schn.) Cuv. 
Deepwater Cod, Snout with barbels. 
veloped in thick skin. 
It is worth noticing, that in the subterranean caves of 
Cuba there is a most remarkable blind genus of this 
family, Zucifuga. Is it not possible that a careful 
search might reveal a similar form in the cayes of 
Jamaica ! 
Family, PLEURONECTID (Flat- Fishes). 
cx. genus RHOMBUS. 
Eyes on the left side ; scales none or small. 
Rhombus canthurus. 
R. marmoratus. These two fishes are given in Hill’s 
list: very probably they belong to some other 
genus. 
cxr. genus RaomsBorpicutHys, Bleeker. 
Eyes on the left side; scales ciliated. 
Rhomboidichthys hinatus (L.) Giinth. Rhombus argus 
of Gosse and Hill. 
Brown, with large, rounded, light spots, surrounded 
by a blue ring. Two blackish blotches on. the 
lateral line. Fins and head with small blue spots. 
cxtt. genus CirHaricuTHys, Bleeker 
Eyes on the left side. 
Perhaps only a synonym of 
Fins en- 
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