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slender cirrus, its length about equal to diameter of pupil, at upper 

 posterior margin of each orbit ; a pair of similar cirri on top of head in 

 line with the supraorbital cirri and just anterior to dorsal end of gUl 

 opening. 



Table 2. — Measurements of the holotype of Astrocottus ]eprops 



Measurement 



Standard length 



Total length 



Origin of first dorsal to pelvic base 



Origin of second dorsal to anal origin 



Least depth of caudal peduncle 



Distance between dorsal ends of pectoral bases 



Head 



Diameter of orbit 



Snout. 



Maxillary 



Snout to origin of first dorsal 



Base of first dorsal 



Snout to origin of second dorsal 



Base of second dorsal _ 



Snout to anal origin 



Base of anal 



Snout to dorsal end of pectoral base 



Snout to ventral end of pectoral base 



Width of pectoral base 



Length of pectoral 



Snout to pelvic base 



Length of pelvics 



Length of caudal 



Snout to anus 



Mm 



48.0 



58. 4 

 7.7 

 6.4 

 1.9 

 9.0 



14. 6 

 4.6 

 4.0 

 5. 2 



14.8 

 9.4 



25. 5 



16. 



24. 



17. 



13. 

 9. 

 5. 



13. 



13.0 

 5.7 



10. 4 



2L0 



General body color in alcohol, brownish yellow. A broad reddish- 

 brown bar extends downward and backward from eye. A patch of 

 similar color on top of head, traversed by a narrow whitish cross 

 band, which gives off a short media"n extension anteriorly. Back 

 crossed by 4 wide reddish-brown cross bars; the first one, under the 

 posterior half of first dorsal, extending downward and forward 

 toward axilla; the second one, under middle of second dorsal, bor- 

 dered dorsally by wliitish anteriorly and posteriorly, extending to 

 halfway between lateral line and anal; third bar, under posterior 

 part of second dorsal, interrupted at lateral line, extending to near 

 anal; fourth bar covering posterior half of caudal peduncle. There 

 is a slight indication of an additional bar under the anterior end of 

 first dorsal ; only its posterior margin can be made out, the bar fading 



