FAMILY CALLIONTMIDAE — SCHULTZ 407 



and 1,5; branched caudal 4+3 and 4+3; pelvic membrane attached 

 to opposite base of 5-5 and 4-4 pectoral rays counting from dorsal 

 edge of pectoral fin; number of dorsal and terminal spines on pre- 

 opercular spine 5 + 5 and 4+4. (See table 119.) 



The following precision measurements were made on the holotype 

 and one female paratype and these data are recorded in thousandths 

 of the standard length, 24.3 and 18.7 mm., respectively : Length of head 

 from tip of snout to rear tip of preopercular spine 313 and 305; 

 greatest depth of body 144 and 123; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 66 and 59; snout 82 and 96; bony interorbital space 8 and 11; eye 95 

 and 96; postorbital length of head to rear tip of preopercular spine 

 140 and 134; length of caudal peduncle from base of last anal ray to 

 midbase of caudal fin 202 and 214; snout tip to origin of first dorsal 

 288 and 300 and to anal origin 535 and 535; length of first dorsal spme 

 535 and 182; longest soft dorsal ray 272 and 150; longest pectoral ray 

 267 and 251; longest pelvic ray 333 and 364; longest caudal fin ray 

 300 and 273; tip of snout to rear edge of maxillary 82 and 75; length 

 of preopercular spine from its dorsal base to the tip 66 and 64. 



Head depressed, snout with moderately steep profile, flattish 

 dorsally; premaxillary retracts so that it is equal with tip of snout; 

 teeth in a villiform band on both jaws, wider near tips; no teeth on 

 vomer or palatines; no free dermal opercular flap; preopercular spine 

 moderately long, with 3 or 4 small spines on dorsal edge in addition 

 to the terminal tip which curves or is hooked dorsally; no basal antrorse 

 spine on preopercular spine; gill opening a small foramen on dorsal 

 side of opercule; the membrane connecting pelvic fin with pectoral 

 base does so opposite base of fourth or fifth (rarely third) ray from 

 dorsal edge of pectoral fin; lateral line single, simple, dorsally located 

 and arched over length of pectoral fin; maxillary at rear edge not 

 semitubular in shape, and no lobe; no orbital tentacle. 



Color in alcohol.— Males are plain pale with a few dark pigment 

 spots on sides, sometimes indistinct; 2 pairs of tiny black dots are 

 persistent and very characteristic, one below base of preopercular 

 spine between fourth and fifth branchiostegal rays, the other on lower 

 part of pectoral fin base a little behind and above base of last pelvic 

 ray; sides of head and branchiostegal membranes with 8 rather 

 indistinct fines of dark pigment; cheek with two dark pigmented areas, 

 and another just behind and below rear corner of maxillary; upper 

 part of pectoral base with a darkish pigmented spot; soft dorsal fin 

 with lengthwise dark streaks; spiny dorsal with dark pigment streaks, 

 more or less parallel with raj^s; anal darkish; caudal with scattered 

 dark pigment. Females plain pale, scarcely any traces of pigment 

 where the most distinct marks occurred on the males. 



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