Contributions to the Fauna of the Bahamas 6 1 



Sparisoma Xystrodon, Jordan & Swain, 

 One specimen at Nassau. Not before recorded from the Bahamas. 



Sparisoma niphohles, Jordan & Bollman. 

 Green Tm'tle Cay (Edwards). 



Sparisoma distinctum (Poey). 

 Several places in the Bahamas. 



Sparisoma ftavescens, Bloch & Schneider. 

 Mastic Point, Andres. 



Sparisoma hoplomystax (Cope). 

 Hog Island, Clarence Harbour, Spanish Wells [Exped. Geogr. Soc). 



Sparisoma lorito, Jordan & Swain. 

 Nassau {Exped.. Geogr. Soc). 



Sparisoma abildgaardi, Bloch. 



One specimen collected at Mastic Point, Andros. Not before recorded from 

 the Bahamas. 



Scarus cœruleus, Bloch. 

 Common among the coral reefs at Mastic Point, Andros. 



Scarus croicensis (Bloch). 



Several specimens at Hog Island. Spanish Wells, Powells Point and Clarence 

 Harbour {Exped. Geogr. Soc). 



Scarus tœniopterus, Desmarest. 



Several places. 



P.ieudoscarus guacamaia, Cuvier. 



Two specimens at Mastic Point, measuring 6,6 and 11 cm. Not before recor- 

 ded from the Bahamas. 



Cryptotomus retractus (Poey). 

 Current, Eleuthera and Clarence Harbour {Exped. Georg. Soc). 



Fam. Carangidse. 



Garanx bartholomei, Cuv. & Valenc. 

 Nassau (Albatross Exped. 1886). Green Turtle Cay (Edwards). 



Garanx crysos, Mitchill. 

 One specimen at Mastic Point. Nassau (Albatross Exped. 1866). 



