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both dorsal fins nearly uniform in height : ventral fins placed 

 very forward, narrow, and pointed ; the pectoral fins large 

 and rounded ; the anal fin begins on a line behind the 

 commencement of the second dorsal fin, but ends very nearly 

 on the same plane : the tail oval, and slightly pointed. The 

 fin-rays in number are 



D. 14. 68. : P. 20 : V. 6 : A. 67 : C. 36. 



The colour of the body yellowish brown, clouded and 

 spotted with darker brown, and covered with a mucous secre- 

 tion ; the under parts lighter : the lateral line indistinct and 

 straight ; scales small ; the fins partaking of the colour of the 

 part of the body from which they emanate, those of the lower 

 surface being much the lightest. 



