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the mouth; three short lines radiate from eye. Scales with a 

 reddish margin. Dorsal and anal rosy, a narrow band along their 

 bases, and green margins ; caudal green. 



Fig. 149. Pseudoscarus chrysopoma. 

 Hob. Seas of India and Malay Archipelago. 



1299. (3.) Pseudoscarus ghobban. 



Scarus ghobban, Forslt. Descr. Anim. p. 28, no. 13. 

 Pseudoscarus ghobbam, Day, Fish. India, p. 412 (see synon.). 



D. 9/10. P. 15. V. 1/5. A. 3/9. C. 13. L. 1. 25. 



Length of head 3| to 4, height of body 3^ to 3| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 5 to 5 in length of head, 2 diam. from 

 end of snout. Teeth edges crenulated, none at angle in young, 

 but said to be sometimes present in adult. Fins dorsal spines 

 subequal. Caudal truncated, outer rays somewhat produced in 

 adult. Scales two rows on cheeks, and two scales on lower limb 

 of preopercle, the middle row consisting of five scales. Colour 

 head reddish ; jaws whitish ; a blue cross band on lips ; a curved 

 blue streak from angle of mouth to below eye ; scales on body with 

 blue edges ; vertical fins red, with blue bases and margins ; caudal 

 sometimes with blue spots, and occasionally they are also present 

 on the dorsal. 



Hab. Bed Sea, east coast of Africa, seas of India, to the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



1300. (4.) Pseudoscarus aeruginosus. 



Scarus aeruginosus, Cuv. 8f Val. H. N. Poiss. xiv, p. 257. 

 Pseudoscarus aeruginosus, Day, Fish. India, p. 412, pi. Ixxxix, fig. 3 

 (see synon.). 



D. 9/10. P. 14. V. 1/5. A. 3/9. C. 13. L. 1. 25. 

 Length of head 3| to 3|, height of body 3| to 3jf in the total 



