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as a doubtful species. If the canine is normally present in S.frondosum, 

 its relations would be rather with 8. niphobles than with 8. flavescens. 



96. SPARISOMA NIPHOBLES. 



Sparisoma niphobles Jordan & Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1889 (Green Turtle 

 Cay, Bahamas). 



Habitat. — West Indian fauna. 



Etymology : NtyofiXyq, snowed upon, from the white spots. 



This species is known from a single specimen taken by Mr. Charles L. 

 Edwards at Green Turtle Cay, in the Bahamas. From this specimen 

 our description is taken. 



The species is very close to S. radians and 8. hoplomystax, but we can 

 not identify it with either of these. 



97. SPARISOMA HOPLOMYSTAX. (Plate X.) 



Labrus radians Castelnau, Anim.Nouv., etc., AmeYique du Sud., 1855, '29 (Bahia), (not 



Scarus radians Cuv. & Val.). 

 Scarus radians Giinther, iv, 211 (Jamaica; Bahia) (not of Cuv. & Val.); Jordan & 



Gilbert, Synopsis Fish N. A., 1883, 906 (copied). 

 Scarus lioplomystax Cope, Trans. Am. Philo. Soc, 1869, 462 (St. Martin's). 

 Sparisoma cyanolene Jordan & Swain, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 98 (Key West); 



Jordan, 1. c, 137 (Key West); Bean, Bull. U. S. Fish Com., 1888, 198 (Cozu- 



mel). 



Habitat. — Florida Keys and southward to Bahia. 



Etymology: "OnXav, weapon; ^u<rra£, upper jaw. 



This little fish is very abundant about Key West, where many speci- 

 mens were taken with the seine in the kelp. None of these were more 

 than 6 inches in length, and as they were sexually mature at that size 

 it is not likely that they grow much larger. 



The prevalence of blue around the base of the pectoral is a striking 

 color mark which does not soon disappear in alcohol. 



Specimens were also obtained by the Albatross at St. Lucia and at 

 Bahia. A careful comparison of our specimens with the description of 

 S. hoplomystax seems to show that the characters of 8. cyanolene are due 

 to the fresh condition of the types of that species. 



98. SPARISOMA RADIANS. 



Scarus radians Cuv. & Val., xiv, 206, 1839; Guichenot, Scarides, 17, 1.8G5 (note on 

 types); ? Goode, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 1876, 32 (Bermudas). 



t Sparisoma radians Bean & Dresel, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 153 (Jamaica). 



Scarus lacrimosus Poey, Mem., ii, 422, 1860; Poey, Syn., 343, 1868; Poey, Enumeratio, 

 113, 1875. (Havana). 



? Scarus atomarius Poey, Mem., ii, 423, 1861 ; Poey, Syn., 343, 1868 ; Poey, Enumeratio, 

 115, 1875 (Havana). 



Habitat. — West Indian fauna, Havana to Brazil. 

 Etymology : Radians, radiating. 



Of this species we have examined three specimens taken by the Alba- 

 tross at Bahia, the original locality of 8. radians. These agree so well 



