. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 34 BULLETIN 214, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Figure 5.—Scarus harid: a, diagram illustrating how scales are arranged on cheek and how counted to opposite rear edge of preopercle; b, diagram illustrating the arrangement of 4 median predorsal scales. (Sketches by author.) 7a. Posterior half of body, beginning opposite anal origin, abruptly paler than anterior half. 8a. Anal fin with broad blue distal band, and basal half reddish brown; pale to orange or red streaks radiate from eye, one extending from below eye toward pectoral base; side of
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 34 BULLETIN 214, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Figure 5.—Scarus harid: a, diagram illustrating how scales are arranged on cheek and how counted to opposite rear edge of preopercle; b, diagram illustrating the arrangement of 4 median predorsal scales. (Sketches by author.) 7a. Posterior half of body, beginning opposite anal origin, abruptly paler than anterior half. 8a. Anal fin with broad blue distal band, and basal half reddish brown; pale to orange or red streaks radiate from eye, one extending from below eye toward pectoral base; side of caudal peduncle green; plate 9,c. (West Pacific.) javanicus Bleeker 86. Posterior half of body from below base of dorsal spines VIII or IX abruptly paler than dark anterior half of body; a brownish red band basally across anal fin, the rest of fin, including the narrow base, blue; side of caudal pe- duncle yellowish; a green band from snout past lower edge of eye to angle of opercle; plate 9,d. (West Pacific.) flavipectoralis, new species 76. Body color all of same general intensity, not paler posteriorly; background coloration plain brownish or light reddish brown; in alcohol usually 2 or 3 light streaks ventrally on belly, one on each scale row; caudal and dorsal fin yellow; anal with a narrow blue edge, basally light reddish brown; no streaks radiating from eye; lips nearly cover whitish teeth; plate 10,A. (Hawaiian Islands; Central and West Pacific, Indian Ocean.) dubius Bennett 66. No black spot on base of pectoral fin. 9a. Anal fin with three color Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print.
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