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and all others directed downward, also lower with several smaller 

 or auxiliary denticles; lower inner edge of each mandibular ramus 

 finely serrated. 



Scales 40 + 4 close above along lateral line; tubes 25+1 in lateral 

 line; 5 scales above lateral line to base of third dorsal spine, 11 below 

 to anal origin; 15 predorsal opposite front pupil edge; 3 postocular 

 scales; 4 obliquely back from lower eye edge to angle of preorbital 

 stay and 8 below latter in vertical series behind maxillary; 7 rows 

 transversely over maxillary expansion. Small scales on caudal and 

 pectoral basally, also small on chest and breast. Scales with 10 or 

 11 basal radiating striae; edge with several coarse or obtuse points 

 apically; circuli very fine, obsolete apically. 



mn. 



H.W.F.del. 



Figure 35. — Brachypteroig sentilifer, new genus, now species. Type. 



D. XII-I, I, D, I, fourtli spine 2i/4 in total head length and 

 membranes apparently entire well toward tips of spines, third 

 branched ray 13/4 ; A. Ill, 5, i, third spine 2%, third ray 1% ; caudal 

 1, ends in median point behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 41/8 ; pectoral reaches 1% to caudal base or its length 1% in fish with- 

 out caudal, rays 11, 6, \i ; ventral rays I, 5, fin 11/2 in head. 



Brown, with 6 darker, narrow, ill defined, transverse cross bands 

 on back and upper sides. Three dark browm bars radiate down 

 from eye, first at middle of lower edge, second from lower hind edge 

 and third back over postocular. Large blackish brown blotch on 

 opercle, nearly size of eye. Iris gray. Spinous dorsal gray mar- 

 ginally. Paired fins dark gray medially, on membranes, edges and 

 rays pale to whitish. Soft dorsal, anal and caudal whitish, with 

 some obscure gray spots terminally. 



