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are but few scales on the head. These, as well as the scales 
of the body, are always large. The most highly specialized 
Fie. 331.—Scarus emblematicus Jordan & Rutter. Jamaica. 
of its species have the teeth deep blue in color, a character 
which marks the genus or subgenus Pseudoscarus. Of the species 
of this type, the loro, Pseudoscarus ca@lestinus, and the more 
abundant guacamaia, Pseudoscarus guacamaza (fig. 215 vol. I) of 
the West Indies, are characteristic forms. The perrico, Pseudo- 
Fic. 332.—Scarus ceruleus (Bloch). Blue Parrot-fish. Loro, Azul. 
Family Scaride. 
scarus perrico of the west coast of Mexico, and the great blue 
parrot-fish, or galo, of Hawaii and Samoa, Pseudoscarus jordani, 
belong to this type. Pseudoscarus jordani was formerly tabu 
to the king in Hawaii, and its brilliant colors and toothsome 
