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BRACHYBEMBRAS, new genus 



Type. — Braehyhemhras aschemeieri^ new species. 



Related to Bemhras^ but differino: in its sliorter snout, shorter than 

 eye, longer maxillary, and larger scales. Pair of internasal spines. 

 Ventrals close set. 



{^paxvs, short, with reference to the snout + Bemhras.) 



BRACHYBEMBRAS ASCHEMEIERI. new species 



Figure 43 



Depth 5%; head 2i^, width 2%. Snout 3% in head; eye 3, little 

 greater than snout, greatly exceeds very narrow interorbital; max- 

 illary reaches % in eye, expansion 2 in eye, length 214 in head; 

 teeth minutely villiform, in rather broad bands in jaws, narrower 



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Figure 43. — Brachyhemhras aschcmeieri, new genus, new species. Type. 



band over vomer and down each palatine; interorbital width 6 in 

 eye, deeply concave. Gill rakers 5 + 8, though 5 above and below 

 rudiments; gill rakers subequal with gill filaments which 5 in eye. 



Two series of spines, with 2 spines in front one and 4 in hind 

 one, between front nostrils; 11 supraorbital spines with first only 

 very slightly enlarged and last followed by another slightly larger 

 parietal spine ; 2 more wide set and larger occipital spines ; posterior 

 orbital edge finely serrulate, medially with 2 postocular spines ; pair 

 of very small, close set backward directed serrae at front ridge of 

 preorbital ; keel of suborbital stay entire below first half of eye, then 

 with 5 spines; preopercular spine short, bears large anterobasal 

 spine, and below preopercular edge with 4 small spines, upper of 

 which directed upward; 2 opercular spines, lower little in advance; 

 suprascapular spine strong; short humeral spine. 



Scales (pockets) 30+2 in lateral line; 3 above, 6 below; 5 predorsal 

 forward to occiput; 3 below suborbital stay on cheek. Head scaly 

 behind and below eyes. Scales smaller on breast and belly than on 



