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that of the abdomen ; the scales deciduous ; the abdominal 

 line strongly serrated from the pectoral fin to the anal 

 aperture. 



The lower jaw the longest, and smooth ; the upper slightly 

 crenated : the tongue with an elevated central ridge without 

 teeth : the eye large ; the irides silvery : the upper part of 

 the back pale greenish ash ; all the lower part, the cheeks, 

 gill-covers, sides, and belly, silvery white : dorsal and caudal 

 fins coloured like the back ; the latter tipped with dusky : 

 pectoral, ventral, and anal fins, white. The only food I 

 could find in the stomach were the remains of minute crus- 

 tacea. 



