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SCARUS GEORGII. 



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Order, Thoracic. 



^_ . .__ r O ^_ Lena-Girawah. 



Native Name, & /3<3r> hxj^h c 



\_, ' Squirrel-Parrot. 



S. georgii. Body green, with three longitudinal bright red lines, between 

 which, on the green parts, are various irregularly placed touches of red ; the 

 form of each scale on the green portions is defined by an edging of blue. The 

 dorsal and anal fins have each a stripe of red passing between their stripes 

 of green, and each ray of the caudal fin is touched with red at its base, and 

 terminates in a tinge of yellow, between the predominating green. Head 

 irregularly marked with bright red ; sharply defined. 



Branchiostegous rays 4. Dorsal 21, eight spinous. Pectoral 15. Ventral 6. 

 Anal IS, two spinous. Caudal 16. 



The Lena-Girawah of the Cingalese is the most splendid of the 

 class of fishes denominated Parrot found on the shores of Ceylon. 

 It inhabits rocky situations, and is very scarce on the southern coast. 

 It seldom exceeds eighteen inches in length, and is not sought after 

 as an article of food. It derives its Cingalese denomination from 

 the three longitudinal stripes which distinguish the beautiful 

 although very common Lena or Squirrel of the Cingalese : but 

 is classically named after the present August and Royal Protector 

 of the Arts and Sciences — whom God long preserve ! 



Figure — The size of the Specimen. 



