2O6 



HELLER AND SNODGRASS 



others these are lacking. The second dorsal is proportionally lower 

 in specimens smaller than the type. 



Young (40-62 mm. long). General shape same as that of adults. 

 Teeth entire ; preorbital and suborbital scaleless ; preorbital a little 

 less in depth than in adults (in adults almost equal to eye, five in 

 head), in young two in eye, seven in head, but eye much larger in 

 young, three in head (in adults four and one fourth in head) . Color, 

 above black with bluish iridescence ; head and base of anal and dorsal 

 with bright blue spots. 



This species was taken at Tagus and Iguana Coves and Elizabeth 

 Bay, Albemarle Island. 



MEASUREMENTS OF Nexilosus albemarhus. 



SCARUS NOYESI sp. nov. 



pi. ix. 



Type. Cat. No. 12332, Leland Stanford Jr. University Museum. 

 Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island. 



Description of the Type. Length 428 mm. Depth two and one 

 half; head two and two thirds; D. IX, 10; A. Ill, 9. 



Dorsal and ventral outlines evenly rounded, the dorsal a little more 

 convex than the ventral. Snout blunt, thick, rounded symmetrically 

 with lower jaw ; profile before eye very slightly concave. Upper lip 

 leaving marginal space of jaw exposed for about one third the width 

 of eye ; lower jaw with a somewhat wider exposed space ; margin of 

 upper lip horizontal, of lower oblique, forming an angle of 30 with 

 margin of upper. Dental plates white, upper with two small, conical, 

 outwardly directed posterior canines at angle of lips. Nostrils very 

 small, anterior circular, posterior a longitudinal slit. Eye, eight in 

 head. Six vertical rows of scales on cheek below eye ; first, second 

 and fourth of two scales each ; third of three scales, fifth of four scales 



