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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



1048. Callyodon labiosus (Macleay). New Guinea. 



1049. Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, new species. Fuga ulapo. Samoa. 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 3.20; eye 8.25 in head; dorsal ix, 10; anal in, 9; scales 2-24-6; three 

 rows of scales on cheek, the lower row of only 2 scales, almost covering lower limb of preopercle. 



Body elongate, compressed, the anterior of head bluntly rounded, the snout somewhat gibbous; 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2.85 in head; six rows of scales in front of dorsal; a single posterior canine 

 of small size in upper jaw; lips narrow, covering only one-half, or less than one-half, of teeth, the 

 upper lip narrower than lower; base of dorsal 1.85 in head, its longest ray 3 in head; base of anal 1.85, 

 2.75 in base of spinous dorsal, its longest ray 3.10 in head; pectoral 1.50; ventrals 2; caudal deeply 

 lunate, exposed outer ray 1.80; exposed midray 4. 



Color in life of a specimen from Apia, clear reddish brown; coppery red on throat, breast and 

 belly; each scale with three radiating marks of dark brown; lips red. Dorsal reddish brown, dusky 

 edged; caudal dark brownish red; other fins brownish red, a little paler; ventral bright red; teeth pale. 



Color in spirits, dull olive-brown, lighter below, being yellowish white on under part of head and 

 body; lips without color bands, the tips being yellowish; there is a wide dark bar of color descending 



Fig. 56. — Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



vertically from fourth to seventh dorsal spines to bell}'; in most of its length the bar is indistinct and 

 made up of black spots, but beneath the posterior part of pectorals it is very distinct; a blackish 

 spot at angle of mouth; a slight trace of a dusky line from lower part of orbit to axis of mouth; a 

 whitish blotch on gill-membranes at isthmus; three dark olive radiating marks on each scale; dorsal 

 fin dull pale green, darker posteriorly, the margin dusky; anal dull grayish green; pectoral brownish, 

 the posterior portion becoming yellowish; ventral dull yellowish; caudal olive-brown; iris golden; 

 teeth pale. 



One specimen from Pago Pago, Samoa. Type, no. 51749, IT. S. National Museum, length 20.25 inches. 



1050. Callyodon purpureus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Samoa; Ulea. 

 Scarus purpureas Cuvier (^Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 277, 1839, Ulea. 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 2.75; eye 7.25 in head; dorsal ix, 10; anal in, 9; scales 2-24-6; two 

 rows of scales on cheek, the lower limb of preopercle bare; snout 2.25; interorbital 3.10. 



Body oblong, compressed; anterior profile bluntly rounded, upper jaw prominent; depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2.25 in head; a very small posterior canine in upper jaw; lips narrow, scarcely covering one- 

 half of upper jaw and less than one-half of lower; five rows of scales in front of dorsal; base of dorsal 

 1.75 in length without caudal, its longest ray 2.95 in head; base of anal 1.50 in head, 2.30 in base of 

 dorsal; pectoral 1.40; ventral 2.10; caudal slightly rounded. 



Color in spirits, dull olive brown; a purplish wash on top of head and snout, lighter on under part 

 of head, thorax and belly; 3 or 4 indistinct darker lines on side of belly; caudal peduncle with a 



