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Figure 3. — Diagrams of the relative size and arrangement of the teeth in nine species of 

 Uropterygius: a, U. cantonensis, new sp:cies; b, leucurus Snyder; c, allardicei (Jordan 

 and Starks); d, polyspilus (Regan); ^, viarmoratus (Lacepede) from an adult 540 mm. in 

 total length; /, fijiensis Fowler and Bean; g, concolor Riippell; h, microplerus (Bleeker); 

 i,xanthopierus Bleeker. Upper half of each diagram represents the upper jaw and lower 

 part the lower jaw. The vomerine teeth occur in the center of the upper half of the 

 mouth in the midline. 



