The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . viridescens. Riipp. ii. fig. lb. 3. CH^TODONID-E. SCARING. 227 Chlorurus Sw. (Jig. 6l.) Head obtuse; forehead gib-bous; caudal fin lunate, with the two extremities at-tenuated; lateral line interrupted. C. gibbus. Riipp. Atl. pi. 20. fig. Sparisoma * Sw. General form of Petronason, but thescales are hexagonal, and (according to Bloch) thejaws are furnished with sharp incisive teeth andobtuse canines. S. Abildgardii. Bloch, pi. 259. OsTORYNCHUs Lttcep. Mouth and jaws considerablyelongated ;
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . viridescens. Riipp. ii. fig. lb. 3. CH^TODONID-E. SCARING. 227 Chlorurus Sw. (Jig. 6l.) Head obtuse; forehead gib-bous; caudal fin lunate, with the two extremities at-tenuated; lateral line interrupted. C. gibbus. Riipp. Atl. pi. 20. fig. Sparisoma * Sw. General form of Petronason, but thescales are hexagonal, and (according to Bloch) thejaws are furnished with sharp incisive teeth andobtuse canines. S. Abildgardii. Bloch, pi. 259. OsTORYNCHUs Lttcep. Mouth and jaws considerablyelongated ; the under jaw longest; teeth as in Sca-rus; eyes large ; head naked; dorsal fins two (?),which, with the anal, are very short; caudal large,lunated; lateral line indistinct: analogous to Gom-phosis, & rostratus. Lacep. iv. 24. Shaw, G. Zool. Iv. 2. 401. Amphiscarus t Sw. Jaws as in Scarus, strong, bony,and entire, or without any tooth-like indentures onthe edges; lips thick; in all other respects ofoutward structure resembling Siganus; dorsal andanal fins with numerous spinous rays, but no visibleincumbent spine in front; ventral fin with two spinous,and three soft rays; scales small; caudal forked;lateral hne indistinct ? A. fuscus. Griff. Cuv. pi. 35. * Cuvier terms this singular fish a Scarus, and Bloch, a Sparus. Thegenus
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