41 G REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Genus 648. SPAEISOMA Swaiuson. Vicjas. 

 Sparinoma Swaiusou, Nat. Ilist. Class. Fishos, etc., ii, 227, 1839 (abildgaardi). 



Subj,'Piius SPAUISOMA S\Kiinson. 



2065. Sparisoma xystiodon .Jordan A:, Swain. 



West Indies, north to Key West. 



Sparinoma xystrodon Jordan &. Swam, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1884, 99, Key 

 AVest; Havana. 



2066. Sparisoma atomarium (Poey). 



Cnha. 



Scanis afomarius Poey, Memonas, ii, 423, 18G1, Havana. 



2067. Sparisoma xadiaiis (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



AVost Indies, sonth to Brazil. 



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



2068. Sparisoma hoplomystax (Cope). 



West Indies, from Key West to Babia. 



Scariis hoplomifstax Cope, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc 1869, 462, St. Martins. 



2069. Sparisoma niphobles Jordan & Bollmau. 



Baliaiiiiis; only type Icnown. 



«S/jari-soj)irt niphobles Jordan & Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns. 1888, 5.51, Creen 

 Turtle Cay, Bahamas. 



2070. Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Cuvier A Valenciennes'. 



West Indies. 



Scams atirofrenatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 191, 1839, 

 San Domingo. 



2071. Sparisoma oxybrachium (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Scai-tis oxiihrarhius Poey, Synopsis, 312, 1868, Havana. 



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



West Indies, soiitb to Brazil. 



Scarus abildgaardi Bloch, lohthyol., pi. 2.59, 1791, "America." 



2073. Sparisoma distinctum (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Scarus dislinctiis Poey, Meniorias, ir, 423, 1861, Havana. 



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



West Indies, sonth to Babia. 



Scanis chr>/soi)lerus Blocb A: Schneider, Syst. Iclith., 286, i>l. 57, 1801, "Amer- 

 ican seas." 



2075. Sparisoma lorito .lordan & Swain. 



West Indies. 



Spariiioma lorito Jordan & Swain, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns. 1884, 95, Havana. 



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



West In<lies. 



Scams rJriV/i'.sBounatorro, Enc. Meth., x, 96, 193, 1788, Bahamas ; afterCatesby. 



Subgenus El'S('.\RlIS Jordan & Erorm&nn. 

 Eitscariis Jnidan & Evermann, Fishes N. and M. Amer., 1896 (cretenses). 



2077. Sparisoma strigatum (Giinthor). 



Locality unknown ; but as the genus SpariKoma is cbielly confined to Amer- 

 ican waters, this species is |)robal)]y American. 

 Scams strifjatiis (iiinther. Cat., iv, 212, 1862, locality unknown. 



2078. Sparisoma flavesceiis (Bloch iV Schneider). Vicja Colorado; Vieja Mnger. 



West Indies; Key West to Rio .Janeiro. 



Scams tlarvscens Bloch »fc Sclineider, Syst. Ichth., 290, 1801, Cuba; after 

 Parra. 



