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THE 
RED SCARUS. 
Generic Character. 
Strong bony processes, crenated at the edges, 
instead of teeth. 
Specific Character, &c. 
RED SC ARUS, with rounded tail, and the body 
sometimes marked by silvery-white stripes. 
Der rothe Papagey-Fisch. 
Bloch, ichth. pi. 221. 
This elegant species, measuring about twelve 
inches in length, is a native of the Indian and Ame¬ 
rican seas and was first figured in the work of Dr. 
Bloch. In color it varies; being sometimes entirely 
red, and sometimes marked with longitudinal sil¬ 
very-white stripes. 
