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ily counted. Snout depressed, bluntly rounded, overlapping mouth 

 for half the pupil, resembling the snout of G. simus. Nostrils single, 

 far apart, with a raised rim. Eye large 3.2 in head. Gill slit small, 

 5.2 in head, above the pectoral. Pores normal, not enlarged, two above 

 gill slit, the posterior one minute. No prickles. Pyloric coeca absent. 

 Dorsal notched; the first ray elongate, about 3.2 in head; the tip 

 projecting up above the skin, the two or three succeeding rays short- 



FlGURE 26.— CAREPR0CTU3 ECTENES. TeETH FROM TYPE 



ened, the following rays increasing gradually in length. Anterior 

 anal rays with free tips. Caudal slender, truncate, of about eight 

 rays; dorsal and anal connections to the coudal apparently not greater 

 than basal third of caudal. Pectoral notched; the lower lobe of seven 

 rays graduated in length, reaching vent or beyond; upper edge of 

 pectoral on a level with lower part of the eye. Disk small, equal to 

 the eye or smaller, posterior edge under base of upper pectoral ray; 

 the flap broad posteriorly. Vent 

 distant from disk by three- 

 fourths diameter of disk, behind 

 a vertical from the gill slit. 



Color nearly a uniform dusky 

 brown, lighter on snout and 

 helly; mouth, gill cavity, and 

 stomach white, peritoneum 

 white, dotted. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 48; anal 44 pectoral 30-32; pyloric coeca 0-6. 

 Depth of body 7.1 to 8 in length without caudal. Disk 3.2-4.6 

 in the head. Teeth strongly trilobed. Snout depressed and distinctly 

 projecting. Gill slit above the pectoral. Dorsal fin typically notched, 

 sometimes the anterior rays equal in length. Vent distant from 

 disk by three-fourths diameter of disk. Color dusky brown to gray- 

 ish. Reaching a length of 87 mm. 



Bemarks. — The presence of pyloric coeca in aU the specimens of this 

 species is somewhat doubtful. In the specimens examined the 



Figure 27.— Careproctus ectenes. Side view 

 of teeth from specimen no. 64043, u.s.n.m. 



