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milky wbite. The veutrals are streaked and spotted with sienna brown 

 and milky wbite on both smfaces, the membrane close to the third ray 

 having- a regnlar alternation of these brown and white spots. The anal 

 is grayish brown sparsely mottled with spots similar to those on the 

 ventrals. The peritonenm is silvery white. 



The length of the intestine is equal to the distance from the tip of the 

 snout to the end of the anal fin. The genital papilla is short, about 

 equal in length to the opening of the vent. 



Table op jieasurements. 



Melletes papilio Bean. 



Locality . 



Saint PauVs Island, Alaska, 1872. 

 W. Elliott. 



Mim- 



meters. 



lOOths of 

 length to 

 origin of 

 middle 

 caudal 

 rays. 



Times in 

 length to 

 origin of 

 middle 

 caudal 

 rays. 



Length to origin of middle caudal rays . 

 Body: 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Head: 



Greatest length '. 



Greatest width 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum to end of flap. 



Length of ujiper jaw 



Length of masiUary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to orbit 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of last spine 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of third spme 



Length of fourth spine 



Length of fifth spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Lengtli of base 



Length of antecedent spine 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Aftal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branch iostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal . . 

 Pe<;toral . 

 Ventral . 



185 



VI 



XI, i, 20 



17 



11 



17 



1,4 



37 

 23 



7 



9 

 12 

 18 

 16 

 18i 



9 



9 



30 

 23 

 5.i 

 12 

 21 

 21 

 22 

 20 



42 



7 



14i 

 17i 



3i 



59 

 32 

 13 

 15 



7i 



23J 

 25 



34S 

 39i 



27 

 49 



44 

 14 

 12J 



n 



14 

 11 

 8i 



1? 

 11 



4i 



nearly 5 

 nearly 5 

 4i 

 5 



14 



7 



nearly 6 



, 3J 

 nearly 8 

 6f 



4i 

 4 



nearly 3 



