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in length of body, and the length of the pectoral, 5 times. When ex- 

 tended, the pectoral reaches the 11th or 12th scale of the lateral hne. 



The distance of the ventral from the snout equals 3^ times the length 

 of the v'entral. 



Badial formula: D. II, 11; A. II, 6; C. 18 (developed rays); P. I, 

 16-17; V. I, 8. Scales 6A-44-6^. 



Colors : Upper portion light brown (in the alcoholic specimens), lower 

 parts yellowish ; some scales on the sides of the body are light brown 

 at the base, in which respect the species resembles one of the varieties 

 of 3i. macrolepidota. The ventrals and the right pectoral of specimen 

 23120 have dark blotches on their lower surfaces, the ventral of the 

 right side being almost banded. The right pectoral and the left ventral 

 of specimen 23121 bear fewer similar blotches. The bellies of both 

 specimens have several markings of the same kind. 



TaMe of measurements. 

 Species: Myxostoma austrinum Bean. 



