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Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



eyes large, anterior; nostrils superior, close together, in front of eye 

 above; tip of the pharyngeal teeth brown. 



Origin of the dorsal much nearer base of caudal than tip of snout, 

 inserted opposite the interspace between the ventral and anal, the 

 fin short and high, its anterior ray slightly shorter than the he^d; 

 pectoral fin reaching the ventral; ventral inserted much in advance 

 of the dorsal, not reaching the vent; the anal elongate, entirely behind 

 the dorsal, its base oblique, free edge somewhat concave, anterior ray 

 the longest; caudal fin emarginate, the tip of each lobe pointed; 

 caudal peduncle rather short, its depth 2.33 in length of head. 



Scales large, well imbricated; lateral line decurved, extending along 

 the lower half of tail. 



Color in alcohol gra)'ish above; belly and lower part of sides silvery, 

 with no markings; all the fins whitish. 



Total length 84 mm. 



Described from a specimen from Kotosho (Botel Tobago Island) , 

 collected by T. Tada. (Cotype; No. 71 51, Stanford collections). 



Habitat: Botel Tobago Island (Kotosho). 



Measurements of Metzia mesembrina. 



Genus Candidia Jordan & Richardson. 



1909. Candidia Jordan & Richardson, Mem. Carneg. Mus., I\', No. 4, p. 169. 

 (Type Opsariichthys barbalus Regan.) 



Body covered with small scales. Lateral line slightly decur\ed, 

 running along the lower part of the tail. Dorsal fin short, with seven 

 branched rays, inserted opposite the root of ventrals, midway between 

 tip of snout and base of caudal. Anal fin with nine branched rays. 

 Barbels two, minute, maxillary. The angle of mouth extends beyond 

 anterior margin of orbit. Gill-rakers very short, conical. Pharyngeal 

 teeth 5, 4, I — I, 4, 5. 



Distribution: Formosa. 



