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well developed occipital and nuchal spines; strong postorbital spine, 

 followed by another more posterior and close to smaller one on supra- 

 scapula ; 2 preorbital spines, posterior larger and directed backward ; 

 suborbital stay with 4 spines, of which first on preorbital ; 4 preoper- 

 cular spines, upper largest and with small prebasal spine ; 2 wide set 

 opercular spines, larger above, opposite one another ; strong humeral 

 spine. 



H.W.F.del. 



PiGURE 32. — yemapontinus tentacularis, new genus, new species. Type. 



Scales 42 to 45 + 3 close above and along lateral line; tubular scales 

 23 to 29 + 1 or 2 in lateral line; 8 scales above, 12 to 14 below; 14 to 

 17 predorsal ; 3 postoculars. Scales very small on breast, chest, pre- 

 pectoral region, also on caudal base. Lateral line complete, axial; 

 tubes long, slender, simple, well exposed. Scales on cheek and post- 

 ocular smaller than others on opercle and top of head, which other- 

 wise naked. Long supraorbital filament 21/5 in total head hngth 

 (less developed or absent in small examples). Small filament at 

 antero-supraorbital spine, also one at each preorbital spine. Scales 

 with 11 to 14 short marginal radiating basal striae; 48 to 50 fine 

 apical denticles, slender, with 3 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. XII, 9, I, fourth spine 3% to 4 in total head length, fourth 

 ray ^V^ to 2% ; A. Ill, 5, i, second spine 2% to 3l^, second ray 2^3 

 to 2%; caudal 2, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 5; 

 pectoral 1% to l^g, rays 16; ventral rays I, 5, fin £ to 2^^ in head 

 fi-om snout tip. 



Brown, clouded obscurely with paler and darker. Five dark sad- 

 dles along edge of back, but little reflected on bases of fins. Iris 

 pale, with some grayish. Supraorbital tentacle blackish. Fins all 



