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Table of Meastirements — Continued. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



14,846 a. 

 Noank, Conn. 



14,846 b. 

 Noanli, Conn. 



Var. axirea. 



M. C. Z. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



MiUim. lOOths, 



Extreme length 



Body: 



Greatest lieiglit 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Distance from snout to nape 



Length of snout liom peip. from centre of oibit. 



Length of operculum 



Length Oi" maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit 



Dorsal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin of pectoral to origin of dorsal. 

 End of dor.sal to end of anal 



Length of longest ray 



I^ength of last ray 



Anal : 



Di.stance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin of anal to origin of dorsal. . 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external lays, superior, 

 inferior . 

 Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Distance of tip from snout 



Length 



V.ntral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Origin of ventral to end of dorsal . 



Dorsal rays 



Anal rays 



Millim. lOOths 



29 

 20 

 10 

 9J 

 13" 

 14A 

 10' 



49 

 19 

 35 

 25 

 10 

 6 



74 

 15 



36J 

 4i 

 4' 



Millim. lOOtb.s, 



6 



721 

 16" 



I 37 

 1 5 



ii. 



5i 

 16 

 20J 



28 

 43 

 15 



50 



7 



36 



IL17 

 19 



