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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Callyodon Gronow, Museum Ichth., II, 1766, 8 (croicensis) . 
Scarus Forskal, Descr. Anim., etc., in Orient Observ., 1775, 25 ( psittacus , etc.); not of Gronow, 1766, which = Labrus Linnaeus. 
Calliodon Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth.. 312, 1801 (lineatus— croicensis) . 
Hemistoma Swainson, Class. Fishes, etc., II, 226, 1839 ( reticulatus Swainson=pepo Bennett) (=Scarus). 
Petronason Swainson, op. cit., ( psittacus ) (= Siarus ). 
Erychthys Swainson, op. cit., (croicensis). 
Clilorurus Swainson, op. cit., 227 (gibbus) ( =Scarus ). 
Callyodon Gronow, Systema, Ed. Gray, 83, 1854 (lineatus, etc.). 
Scarus Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 938, 1883 ( psittacus ). 
Calliodon Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 591 ( croicensis ). 
a. Upper jaw usually without posterior canines. 
b. Eye comparatively small, 6 or more in head. 
c. Eye very small, 8 or more in head. 
d. Head comparatively long, about 2.74 in length; eye 8 in head; interorbital 2.75 in head; general color reddish 
without bars or markings oh fins or scales, excepting a narrow violet line on outer maTgin of dorsal and 
anal miniatus, p. 346 
dd. Head shorter, about 3.35 in length; eye 9; interorbital 2.35 in head; general color green, with bars or stripes on 
dorsal, and spots on scales of lower sides perspicillatus, p. 347 
cc. Eye larger, less than 8 in head. 
e. Preorbital comparatively wide, 4 in head: eye comparatively small, 5.6 in head , borborus , p. 349 
ee. Preorbital narrower, 5 or more in head; eye larger, 6 or more in head. 
/. Body comparatively slender, depth about 3 in length; anal rays 9; general color gray or leaden. 
g. General color gray, streaked and barred; eye 6.2 in head; caudal lunate, the outer rays somewhat produced. 
brunneus, p. 349 
gg. General body color uniformly leaden, without streaks or bars; eye 6 in head; caudal truncate or slightly 
lunate, the outer rays scarcely produced dubius, p. 350 
ff. Body deeper, depth 2.34 in length; anal rays 10; general color brownish ahula, p. 351 
bb. Eye larger, less than 6 in head. 
/(. Body comparatively slender, depth 3.25 in length; eye 5.2 in head; 2 rather distinct white stripes from near 
base of pectoral along lower part of side, disappearing before reaching vertical of anal origin. 
bennetti, p. 352 
hh. Body deeper, depth 2.8 in length; eye 5.5 in head; no white stripes as above paluca, p. 352 
aa. Upper jaw with canines usually present. 
i. Dental plates not conspicuously colored; whitish, not green or rosy. 
j. Caudal truncate or moderately lunate, the outer rays not much produced. 
k. Dorsal green at base and along the edge, the middle translucent; pectorals and ventrals green. 
jenkinsi, p. 353 
kk. Colors not as above. 
I. Upper jaw with 2 posterior canines, 1 on lower jaw; caudal moderately lunate gilberti , p. 354 
U. Upper jaw with 1 small posterior canine, none on lower jaw; caudal truncate .formosus, p. 355 
jj. Caudal deeply lunate, the outer rays considerably produced lauia, p. 355 
ii. Dental plates conspicuously colored, green or rosy. 
m. Dental plates rosy; color bands on head green or absent; pectorals not yellow. 
n. Posterior canines 2; general body color green; caudal with color bands, outer rays produced. 
bataviensis, p. 356 
nn. Posterior canines 1; general color violet-olive; no color bands on caudal; the tin rounded, 
outer rays not produced erytlirodon, p. 357 
274. Callyodon miniatus (Jenkins). “ Uhu.” Fig. 148. 
Head 2.74 in length; depth 2.6; eye 8 in head; snout 2.2; preorbital 4; interorbital' 2.75; D. ix, 
10; A. iii, 9; P. 14; scales 2-24-6. 
Body deep and compressed; dorsal profile quite evenly convex from tip of snout to base of caudal 
peduncle; ventral outline scarcely less convex; head large, heavy, and deep; snout very blunt, 
but long; mouth small, in axis of body; jaws subequal, the lower slightly included; teeth white dusky 
yellowish at base; posterior tooth scarcely developed, usually not evident; upper lip double only pos- 
teriorly, only covering about half the dental plate, lower lip narrow, not covering half the dental plate; 
cheek with 2 rows of scales, 6 scales in the upper and only 1 or 2 in the lower row, these latter 
small and sometimes not apparent; in old individuals the cheek scales are embedded and scarcely visi- 
ble; no scales on lower limb of preopercle; a series of scales on margin of opercle, those on lower limb 
more or less embedded; 4 scales on median line in front of dorsal; lateral line interrupted under base 
of last but 1 dorsal ray, reappearing 2 scales below and continuing to caudal; tubes of lateral line 
much branched. 
