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very broad, forming large buccal disk, and their lower surfaces with: 

 many papillae, most distinct and raised where they border jaws. 

 Outer edge of disk formed of conic fleshy barbel extending from 

 hind end of maxillary, and its length about equals eye length. Nos- 

 trils large, together, both with elevated coextensive cutaneous 

 rims, fall about last fourth in snout length, closer together than 

 interorbital width, and placed in- smooth area nearly as large in 

 extent as eye. Interorbital moderate, level. Occipital process 

 nearly an equilateral triangle, extends about half way to dorsal 

 origin. 



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Y\%. 17. — Stoneiella Icopardus Fowler. (Typo.) 



Gill-opening small, oblique, before pectoral base above, and its 

 extent opposite and equal to eye in length. Isthnuis very broad, 

 level. 



Body remarkable for its spinescent armature. Upper surface of 

 head with small close?-set sharp prickles or spines, including occipital 

 process, opercle, and shoulder-girdle above pectoral base. Cluster 

 of 12 depressiblc slender sliarjvpointed s]iin(>s on preopercle, last 

 movable. Lower surface of heatl, breast, belly region around anal 

 base, and along lower sides naked. Four lateral lengthwise series 



