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KL.\ TFI SH lis ( H ETE KOSOM.-\T A ) 



facli with 3 rows of lart;e, obtuse, often flat, molanform teeth, arranged close tOf;cther 

 aloii.s: the inner, outer and posterior edges of the pharyngeal bone, tho.se of the inner 

 row liein.s; larger than the remainder ; sometimes i to 3 small teeth in the space 

 between the rows. Scales mostly cycloid, but often more or less spinulate in the male ; 

 occasionally a few spinulate scales present in the female ; 88 to 115 scales in a longi- 

 tudinal series above lateral line ; 85 to 102 pores in lateral line. Dorsal 65-79 ; 

 origin above or a little in front of middle of eye ; middle rays frequently with a series 

 of embedded scales on ocular side ; highest rays about i length of head. .\nal 48-59. 

 Pectoral of ocular side with 9 to 13 rays (3 to 9 branched), length 2 to 3 in that of 

 head, I'clvics with 6 (occasionally 7) rays. Caudal with 19 to 21 rays (12 to 15 

 branched), rounded or double-truncate ; caudal peduncle generally deeper than long. 

 2 or 3 rather short pyloric appendages and one smaller appendage farther down the 

 mtestine. Vertebra 42 to 43 (13 + 29-30). Brownish or greyish, with large, rounded, 

 red or orange (often l)ecoming white in spirit) spots, .sometimes margined with brown, 

 scattered o\er the body ; a series of similar spots along dorsal and anal fins and 

 frequently 2 or 3 at base of caudal. 



TvPE. — Not traced. 



Distribution. — Coasts of north-western Europe, from the White Sea to the Gulf 

 oi Cadiz ;i Iceland ; Adriatic (?) [see note on p. 353]. 



