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STELLATED SCARUS. 



Scarus Stellatus. S, ovalis nigricans, annulis subhexagonu 



pallidis variatus. 

 Oval blackish Scarus, variegated with subhexagonal pale rings. 

 Scarus stellatus. Forsk. arab. p. 26. 



Length about half a foot : colour dusky or black- 

 ish, variegated on all parts by small, contiguous, 

 pale, subhexagonal rings : native of the Arabian 

 seas : observed by Forskal : an edible species. 



RED SCARUS. 



Scarus Croicensis. S. roseus, abdomine argenteo. 

 Rose-red Scarus, with silvery abdomen. 

 Scarus Croicensis. Block, t.Tl\. 



Length about ten inches : shape like that of a 

 Carp : colour strong rose-red, with silvery abdo- 

 men ; and in some specimens two longitudinal 

 silvery stripes on the body : scales large : fins pale : 

 tail slightly lunated. Native of the Indian seas. 



