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10&. No caniues at tip of lower jaw, but 3 to 6 pairs of en- 

 larged canines located along midsides, tip of lower 

 jaw with villiform teeth, this band extending along 

 dentary ; tip of upper jaw with a pair of patches of 

 villiform teeth at symphysis, between which is a small 

 toothless space ; at sides of tip of upper jaw are 2 or 3 

 pairs of enlarged caniues followed posteriorly by a 

 band of villiform teeth (fig. 20, c). 



Jadamga, new genus 

 9&. Spines in first dorsal IX, seldom VIII. 



12a. Symphyseal canines at front margin of upix^r and 

 lower jaws, behind canines at tips of upper jaw 

 occurs a wide band of villiform teeth ; lower jaw 

 with a marginal series of enlarged canines inside 

 of which is a narrow band of villiform teeth ; 

 each side of tip of lower jaw is a concave area 

 with villiform teeth only (fig. 19, e) ; scales about 

 25 to 40; anal II, 7; caudal emarginate; pre- 

 opercle with double edge, the lower angle not 

 produced; maxillary reaching to about under 



middle of eye — Synagrops Giinther, 1887 



12b. No symphyseal canines in lower jaw ; 1 or 2 pairs 

 of symphyseal canines just posterior to the margi- 

 nal series at front of upper jaw (fig. 19, c) ; 

 large conical teeth, widely spaced in a single series 

 on both jaws ; no villiform teeth present ; anal II, 

 dorsal VIII ; scales about 63. 



Telescopias Jordan and Snyder, 1901 

 8&. Lateral line incomplete or interrupted. 



13c, Scales small, cycloid, anal II, 8; dorsal VI-I, 

 8 or 9 ; caudal rounded ; symphyseal canines on 

 upper and lower jaws ; a band of villiform teeth 

 on upper jaw, narrow laterally ; in lower jaw 

 a band of villiform teeth in front, laterally very 

 narrow, with 2 large canines, followed by 2 

 smaller ones, all widely spaced, followed by a 

 row of enlarged teeth closer together. 



Pseudamia Bleeker, 1865 

 13&. Body scaleless; anal II, 9 or 10; dorsal VI-I, 10 

 or 11 ; caudal a little rounded ; no symphyseal 

 canines ; a very narrow baud of villiform teeth 

 laterally on upper jaw (fig. 20, e) ; no teeth at 

 symphysis of upper jaw, but at each side of 

 this small toothless area are 4 canine teeth 

 followed by the villiform band ; symphysis of 

 lower jaw with a small patch of villiform teeth, 

 then on each side are a few small conical teeth ; 

 followed by about 6 enlarged and curved ca- 

 nines, these followed by 9 or 10 small pointed 

 teeth, all in a single row; sides of body with 

 short vertical series of pores in addition to the 

 short interrupted series of lateral-line pores. 



Gyrauapogon Regan, 1905 



