PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 663 



MEASUREMENTS. 



Millimeters. 



Length to origin of middle caudal rays 1, '.^98 



Body : 



Greatest height 12:5 



Greatest width (near anal) TO 



Distance of vent behind origin of veutrals 5G 



Height at veutrals 105 



Least height of tail 36 



Length of caudal peduncle* 130 



Head: 



Greatest length 208 



Distance from snout to nape 140 



Greatest width fjG 



Width of iuterorbital area 40 



Length of snout. .: 8.'> 



Length of operculum ',6 



Length of intermaxillary I'A) 



Length of longest palatine tooth MQ 



Length of mandible Id.") 



Length of longest mandibulary tooth IG 



Distance from snout to orbit iJO 



Diameter of eye 43 



Diameter of iris 32 



Dorsal (iirsi): 



Distance from snout 210 



Length of base 82.5 



Length of longest ray t 235 



Adipose dorsal : 



Distance from snout 1 , 098 



Length ofbase 25 



Length along anterior edge 45 



Length along posterior edge 35 



Width at top 35 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 1,014 



Length of base 142 



Length of longest ray (5th) 75 



Length of last ray 26 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 37 



Length of lower lobe 190 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 223 



Length 188 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 565 



Length 77 



Brauchiostegals 7 



Dorsal 39 



Anal 16 



Pectoral 1,12 



Ventral - 1,7 



Number of vertebrse 50 



*From end of adipose dorsal to origin of upper caudal lobe, 

 t Nearly all the rays are more or less broken. 



