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the commencement of the dorsal; the last ray of the anal 

 fin opposite the posterior edge of the adipose fin. Colour of 

 the body and fins, except the bright line above mentioned, a 

 dull amber, gill-covers silvery. The dorsal fin has eleven rays; 

 pectoral fourteen; ventral twelve, with the usual appendix or 

 wing; anal twelve; the caudal nineteen. 



