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snout. Interorbital 2}/^ in orbit, Day says eyes "closely approximat- 

 ing" while Valenciennes gives one-third. Our examples with black- 

 ish blotch on preorbital and antero-infra orbital, also chin and mandi- 

 ble anteriorly covered with close set blackish dots. 



92. CALLIONYMUS KELLERSI. new species. 



Head, 23^; depth, 6^; D. IV, 9, 1; A. 9,1; P. 22; V. I, 5. Snout, 

 4 in head; eye, 6; maxillary, 3; interorbital, 6^. 



Body greatly depressed anteriorly, widest at pectoral bases. Cau- 

 dal peduncle well compressed, its length 4^ in that of head. Head 

 width 11^ its length; snout depressed, length % its width at front 

 of eyes. Eye large, superior, 13^ in snout; equal to interorbital. 



Fig. 2.— Callionymus kellersi Fowler and Bean, type 



Mouth broad, lower jaw slightly shorter; maxillary reaches opposite 

 front eye edge; band of fine teeth in jaws rather narrow. Nostrils 

 nearer eye than end of snout. Interorbital level about equals eye. 

 Several postocular cranial patches of radiating striae covered with 

 thin skin. Preopercle limb robust, compressed, with five strong teeth 

 above, all directed upward. Gill-opening small, above pectoral orgin. 

 Skin smooth, naked. Lateral line superior on trunk, median along 

 side of tail. Dorsals separated, though close; spines flexible; first 

 33/^ in head; rays uniform, subequal. Anal begins behind soft dorsal 

 origin, and last rays posterior to soft dorsal; rays similar and edge 

 notched. Caudal oblong, 1^ in head, hind edge truncate. Pectoral 

 with broad base, reaches anal orgin. Ventral long as pectoral, rays 

 well branched. 



General color in alcohol grayish brown ; belly and under surface of 

 head grayish white; back and upper surface of head with numerous 



