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behind which the others are arranged partly in two rows. Most of these 

 !rc ili, especially the inner and larger ones and the anterior canines, are 

 f: cdy dcpressihle. A long series of teeth on the palatines, one or two 

 of the anterior teeth on each side and one or two others long, slender, 

 and fang-like. Tongue free anteriorly, ronghish, but apparently with- 

 out teeth. Scales very large, cycloid. Dorsal fin inserted somewhat 

 behind the middle of the body, at a distance of nearly 4 times its base 

 in front of the anal, its height a little greater than the length of its 

 base. D. 11 ; A. -5. Anal liii anteriorly nearly as high as the dorsal, 

 its posterior rays low. Pectoral fins placed low, rather short, about as 

 long as the maxillary. Caudal fin short, narrow, apparently forked. 

 Veutrals (lost in the type) probably in front of the dorsal. Coloration 

 light olive, the sides silvery, with dark punctulations. Peritoneum 

 silvery, underlaid by black pigment. Santa Barbara Channel, California. 



(Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. I860, 273.) 

 **Lo\vrr j:i\v \virliont 1'anif-likr teeth. (Paralcpis Risso.*) 

 a. Ventral tins inserted behind the dorsal. (Arctoscnus Gill.) 



461. S. boa'calas (Reinhardt) Jordan & Gilbert. 



Olivaceous. Snout as long as rest of head; mandible included, its 

 upturned tip fitting into an eiuargination of upper jaw. Teeth as in S'. 

 ro,v.',r,'o/,s, but considerably stronger. Pectoral and ventral fins small, 

 the latter inserted behind the dorsal. Head -I. 1 , ; depth 12. B. 7; D. S; 

 A. 32; P. 11; V. 9. Greenland to Gulf of Saint Lawrence, 



( l'<irnlrjiix ImrcaliH IJcinhardt, Natnrv. Mathcm. Afhandl. vii, llf>: Paralepia korealia 



(iiinlhcr, \. 418: .In-tHZcnim (><< alia Gill, Proc. Ai-ad. Nat. Sri. Pliila. 1HI>4, 1< . > 



462. S. coruscaiis Jor. & Gill). 



Dusky olivaceous; sides of head silvery; bases of fins generally 

 black; rami of mandible each with a double series of minute phos- 

 phorescent spots. Uody very elongate, of nearly uniform depth, the 

 caudal peduncle very slender; abdomen compressed. Head long; 

 snout sharp, half length of head. Eye large, high. Jaws equal; max- 

 illary reaching vertical fro: a nostril; tip of lower jaw lilting into an 

 cinargiuation of premaxillaries. None of the teeth fang-like; premax- 

 illarics laterally \\ilh minute teeth; 1 or ~> longer teeth in front; vomer 

 with miniile teeth; anterior palatine teeth long, the posterior short; 

 teeth of lowe.- jaw slender, dist ant , unequal. Scales deciduous, those 

 of lateral line enlarged. Fins all very small ; venirals entirely behind 



, Km-. Mi'-rid. iii, 47',', l-.'U: tyuc Cun'jonu.'j panili^ia Jiisao. (napa, ucar; 

 ir, scales.) 



