398 — Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 
temples; a second parallel band beneath this. A line at the base, and upon the edge of the 
dorsal ; round and oval violet spots between these two lines. A row of spots, also, between 
two lines upon the anal. ‘The arbuscules of the lateral line very slightly divided. 
D. (?). P.(?). V.(?). A-(?). C.(?). Length, 6 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Perroquet,’’ at Martinique. 
Le Scare diadéme, Scarus diadema, Cuv. et Vat., xiv. p. 193. 
14. Scarus alternans, Cuv. 
Silvery ; head rose-colored, with three brighter-colored, wide bands. All the fins yellow. 
Scales finely striated and dotted. ‘The arbuscules of the lateral line are simple trunks, hav- 
ing two or three very short branches along the trunk. 
D. (?). P.(?). V.(?). A.-(?). C.(?). Length, 7 to 8 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Perroquet,’’ at Martinique. 
Le Scare 4 raies rouges et blanches, Scarus alternans, Cuv. et VaL., xiv. p. 200. 
15. Scarus rubripinnis, Cuv. 
Olive-green, brownish towards the back, mingled with rose-color upon the breast and 
belly ; ventrals and anal red; dorsal olive-gray, the rays with brownish spots ; caudal ash- 
colored, marbled towards the base with deeper ash-brown; pectorals tinged with olive. 
Scales large and almost entire. Each arbuscule of the lateral line has four or five branches, 
which extend in irregular rays upon the scale. 
D. 9-10. P.(?). V.(?). A.1-10. C. (2). Length, 10 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Le Scare & ventrale et anale rouges, Scarus rubripinnis, Cuv. et Vat., xiv. p. 199. 
16. Scarus flavo-marginatus, Cuv. 
Yellowish green, with neither lines nor bands upon the body or head. Dorsal is spotted 
with violet, with a yellow line near the edge, and another along the base. Anal similar; no 
spots upon the caudal. 
D.(?). P.(2?). V. (2). A. (2). C. (2). Weight, 2 or 3 pounds. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Le Scare rayé de jaune, Scarus flayo-marginatus, Cuv. et VaL., xry. p. 202. 
17. Scarus virens, Cuv. 
Pale green, with reddish ventrals and caudal. When dried, greenish gray, with brownish 
tints ; pectorals and ventrals yellowish. Small brownish spots upon the caudal, forming ir- 
