. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 112 BULLETIN 214, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM edge of orbit, ending on naked area just behind eye; sometimes a white dash or spot occurs behind middle of eye; males; figure 29. (West Atlantic, Bermuda.) aurofrenatum (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 36. Color not as above. 4a. A white saddlelike spot on dorsal part of caudal peduncle just behind rear edge of dorsal fin base; base of pectoral fin brown; no brown shoulder spots; tips of caudal fin lobes pale, not dark colored; opercle with white (silvery) area; membranes just behind tips of dorsal s
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 112 BULLETIN 214, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM edge of orbit, ending on naked area just behind eye; sometimes a white dash or spot occurs behind middle of eye; males; figure 29. (West Atlantic, Bermuda.) aurofrenatum (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 36. Color not as above. 4a. A white saddlelike spot on dorsal part of caudal peduncle just behind rear edge of dorsal fin base; base of pectoral fin brown; no brown shoulder spots; tips of caudal fin lobes pale, not dark colored; opercle with white (silvery) area; membranes just behind tips of dorsal spines without cirri, tip of dorsal spine ends in a cirrus; anterior nasal flap with a few cirri in adults; females, usually known as distinctum (Poey); figure 30. (West Atlantic, Ber- muda.) aurofrenatum (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 4b. Color not as above. 5a. Dorsal profile of head stronglj^ rounded; interorbital space convex, anterior nasal tentacle very short, distally with multifid cirri that reach to or almost reach posterior nostril; membranes just behind tips of dorsal spines with multifid cirri, except on large adults of S. axillaris. 6a. Dorsal edge of pectoral base with a distinct dark brown saddle- like spot; pectoral fin brownish, except distal }i, which is pale or whitish; on large adults suture in upper dental plate. Figure 30.—Sparisoma aureofrenatum {<= distinctum), female. (Sketch by author.) with from a few to several short, interlocking, very small canine teeth externally, several other small caninelike teeth may project from sides of dental plates of upper jaw; distal edge of forked caudal fin with a lunate whitish mark, in large adults; plate 23,a. (West Atlantic, Bermuda.) axillaris (Steindachner) 66. No dark saddlelike spot on dorsal edge of pectoral base; pectoral base and pectoral fin plain in color or pale throughout its length; canine teeth, if present, not arranged as in S. axillaris; plate 23c,D. (East and West Atlantic.) rubripinnis (Cuvier and V
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