THE DISCOBOLI. 



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GENERA AND SPECIES OF LIPAEIDID^. 



LI PARING- 



LTPAEINM. 



LIPARIS. 



The fishes placed in this genus are mostly small ; in general their 

 outlines resemble those of larval anurous batrachians. The anterior por- 

 tion of the body, containing the abdominal chamber, is usually short, 

 broad, flattened beneath, and somewhat angular toward the dorsal fin, 

 while the hinder part is elongate, much compressed, and tapering. The 



