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pectoral bluish without markings; ventral pale bluish green; caudal green with four or five irregular 

 blue lines; iris golden. 



Three large specimens of this fish were obtained at Apia. A specimen was taken at Rarotonga by 

 Mr. Scale. It is a handsome and showy species. 



The type is no. 51755, U. S. National Museum, and is 15 inches long, from .\pia. 



1106. Callyodon celebicus (Bleeker). Guam; East Indies. 



Scancs celebicus Bleeker, Celebes, v, 253, Celebes. Seale, Bishop Museum 1901, 95, Guam. 



Pseudoscarus celebicus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth., i, 26, tab. xv, fig. 2, Celebes. Giinther.Cat. iv. 237, Sea of China, 



1107. Callyodon cyanogrammus Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 2.75; eye 7.95 in head; snout 2.15 in head; interorbital 2.95; dorsal 

 IX, 10; anal iii, 9; scales 2-24-6, two rows on cheek; lower limb of preopercle bare. 



Body oblong, compressed, the upper profile from origin of dorsal to middle of snout almost 

 straight; from this point to base of lower jaw the profile is bluntly rounded; a single small posterior 

 canine on upper jaw; upper lip broad, covering two-thirds or more of upper teeth, lower jaw narrow, 

 covering less than half of lower teeth; depth of caudal peduncle 2. .50 in head; three scales in front 

 of dorsal fin; longest ray of dorsal about 3 in head; base of anal 1.-50; 2.20 in base of .soft dorsal, 



Fu^. 63. — Calhjodon cyannjrniitinns .lordaii & Seale, new species. Type. 



its longest ray about 3 in head; pectoral 1.35; ventral 2, its origin slightly posterior of a line with 

 pectoral and dorsal; caudal very slightly emarginate, longest exposed ray 2 in head; exposed middle 

 ray 3.50. 



Color in life, green, brownish green on back, washed with golden behind middle of pectoral, the 

 region midway between middle of anal and dorsal being distinctly bright yellow; scales above brown 

 edged, those below- edged with pinki,sh; head dark brownish above, the sides mostly bright greenish 

 blue; belly light clear blue, as is caudal peduncle; cheeks golden washed; three green stripes, with 

 purplish drab behind eye; lips blue, green behind and whitish in front; side of belly with four bright- 

 blue stripes, one median, the interspaces of bright pinkish brown, which might be described as three 

 pale brownish red stripes through the blue; dorsal deep gra3--blue in the distal half, the rays brown- 

 ish; the proximal half light greenish white, with a median green shade most distinct behind; caudal 

 clear blue with some brassy shades; anal clear green, bright blue at edge, with a stripe made of green- 

 ish white spots at ba.se; ventral blue green, deeper and bluer on edge; pectoral greenish blue, its upper 

 distal third a dijfuse blackish blotch, the breast.at it.s base deep blue; teeth and jaws blue. 



Color in spirits, back light brown, sides dull yellowish green; lower part of belly through sides 

 and caudal peduncle pale green; three rather distinct greenish longitudinal lines on sides of belly; top 

 of head, including nuchal region and snout, purplish; mai^in of lips yellowish; iris golden; teeth 

 green; a green line with darker margins extending around lips posterior to yellow margins, these lines 

 uniting at angle and extending liack through lower part of orlnt across the cheek to posterior 



