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Scarus loro, BLOCK & SCHNEIDER, Systema Iclitliyol., 288, 1801; after Loro of PARRA. 



Scarus trilobatua, LACEPEDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., n 7 ", 21, 1803, Martinique ; on a drawing by 

 PLUMIER. 



? Scarus holocyaneos, LACKPEDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 45, 1803, Martinique ; on a copy by 

 AUBRIET of a drawing of PLUMIER; the copy colored entirely blue in order to repre- 

 sent this species; the original drawing probably intended for Sparisoma chrysop- 

 terum,; the same copy by AUBRIET, the original of BLOCH'S engraving of Scarus 

 cceruleus. 



Scarus obtusus, POEY, Meinorias, n, 217, 1860, Cuba ; adult. 



Scarus nuchalis, POEY, Meinorias, n, 220, 1860, Cuba ; young. 



Pseudoscarus chloris, GUNTHER, Cat., iv, 227, 1862; not Scarus chloris BLOCH & SCHNEIDER. 



Scarus cceruleus, BLOCH & SCHNEIDER, Systema Ichthyol., 288, 1801 ; after CATESBY, and 

 Trompaof PARRA; CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss.. xiv, 186, 1839; JOR- 

 DAN & SWAIN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1884, 85 ; JORDAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 18'84, 137 , 

 JORDAN, Z. c., 1886, 48; JORDAN, Review Labroid Fishes, 686, 1890. 



Pseudoscarus cceruleus, GUNTHER, Cat., iv, 227, 1862; GUICHENOT, Scarides, Mus. Paris 

 (Proc. Soc. Imp. Nat. Cherbourg), 1865, 24 ; POEY, Kepertorio, i, 373, 1867 ; POEY, Synop- 

 sis, 3-48. 1868; GOODE, Bull. IT. S. Nat. Mus., V, 33, 1876. 



Pseudoscarus nuchalis, POEY, Synopsis, 348; POEY, Enumeratio, 117. 



Pseudoscarus obtusus, POEY, Synopsis, 349 ; POEY, Enumeratio, 1 17 



2070. SCARUS EMBLEMATICUS, Jordan & Kutter. 



Head 3; depth 3; eye 4f in head. D. IX, 10; A. Ill, 9; scales 3-24-5. 

 Dorsal and ventral outlines regularly and similarly curved, body highest 

 over pectorals ; nostril in front of eye, close together, very small, scarcely 

 larger than some of the numerous pores which surround the eye, the an- 

 terior round, with a circular marginal valve, the posterior oblong, with a 

 valve on lower side; eye If in snout, low, a line drawn from corner of 

 mouth to angle of opercle passing along lower edge of orbit ; jaws project- 

 ing, the upper without canines; cheek with only 2 rows of scales; origin 

 of dorsal and root of pectoral in the same vertical, which is anterior to tip 

 of opercle ; tips of last dorsal and anal rays reach base of rudimentary 

 caudal rays; caudal truncate, slightly rouuded when the fin is spread. 

 Back dusky olive, a pale yellowish streak from upper side of eye to upper 

 base of caudal, below this a band similar in color to the back extends 

 from eye to caudal, sides below pale with an indistinct dusky streak from 

 above pectoral to caudal ; a horizontal green stripe from upper end of gill 

 opening forward through upper edge of eye and across top of snout ; 

 another parallel with this from gill opening through lower edge of eye 

 and around upper lip ; lower lip white, edged with green, a green band 

 across chin, and a pair of indistinct green blotches on throat; breast 

 washed with green; base and edge of dorsal and anal green, a broad 

 white stripe through the middle of each ; upper and lower rays of caudal 

 white, tipped with orange, edged on each side with green, the middle rays 

 pale dusky green, paler at base ; pectorals and ventrals white, the former 

 not dusky at base; teeth white. This species is most nearly related to 

 Scarus cwruleus, but differing decidedly in the color markings. The above 

 description is based on a single specimens inches long. Jamaica; only 

 the type known. (ju/3A.r?juarixd$, banner-like.) 



Scarw emblematicus, JORDAN <fe RUTTER, Fishes in Jamaica, in Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 

 1897, 122, Jamaica. (Type in L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus. Coll. J. S. Roberts.) 



