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g^. Some or all pectoral rays branched. 

 "h}. Lateral line developed, complete. 

 t\ Palatine teeth present. 



j\ Scales on top of head ctenoid; armature of 

 head moderate. 



W-. Air bladder well developed Sebastiscus 



fc'. Air bladder obsolete Helicolenus 



;■'. Scales on top of head cycloid, or absent; no 



air bladder Scorpaena 



^^ No palatine teeth. 



l^. Head scaly, also prepectoral region — Scorpaenopsis 

 V. Only few scales on head behind eye and 

 on breast ; prepectoral region and front 



of belly naked Scorpaenopsella 



;^^ Lateral line incomplete, only on 4 or 5 scales be- 

 hind siiprascapula Phenacoscorpius 



g^. Pectoral rays all simple. 



j»\ Lateral line without filaments. 



«\ No supraorbital tentacle Hipposcorpaena 



n^. Supraorbital tentacle half of head, 



Nemapontinus 



»^^ Lateral line with row of filaments. 



Crossoscorpaena 

 f . Bones of head with large muciferous cavities ; spines 

 of head little developed; scales deciduous, cycloid. 



Macroscorpius 



e*. Ptebodichthyinae, new subfamily. Dorsal spines 11; 



anal spines 2 Pteropelor 



(Z*. Centropogoninae, new subfamily. Spinous dorsal begins 



over vertical limb of preopercle Centropogon 



(?. Plectkogeniinae, new subfamily. Dorsal fins divided, first 



with 10 spines and second with 7 rays Plectrogenium 



>l Pteeoinab. Dorsal spines 12 or 13, greatly extended, venom- 

 ous; pectoral more or less elongate; top of head with 

 spinous crests; anal spines 3; no palatine teeth. 



o\ Preorbital without tentacle, or only 



short filament present Brachypterois 



o^ Preorbital with exceedingly long 



tentacle or barbel Nemapterois 



Body scaleless, or if scales present rudimentary, and sometimes 

 with dermal flaps. 



p\ Scorpaenellinae, new subfamily. 

 Dorsal spines 12, fin undivided ; 

 pectoral moderate, large, rays 

 all simple, united ; armature of 



head well developed Scorpaenella 



p*. Minoinae. Dorsal spines 10 or 

 11, fin undivided ; pectoral mod- 

 erate, lower ray detached ; top 



of head with spinous crests Minous 



p^ Inimicinae. Dorsal spines 15 

 to 18, first 3 spines separated ; 

 2 lower pectoral rays nearly 

 detached Inimicus 



