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Key to the species of Achirophichthys. 



1. Maxillary teeth in a single series, lips not papillated. J^. f-i. J kaiupeni \^. t,i6. 



2. Maxillary teeth in a double series; lips papillated. . . B. fA.J typtis y>. 2,iT. 



Fig. 1 50. BrachysoiHophis (Achirophichthys) kanipcni n. sp. Nat. 



I. Brachysomophis (Achirophichthys) kampeni n. sp. 



Height 29; head 8, 3 times in trunk. Head and trunk some- 

 what longer than tail. Eye somewhat prominent, about 20, about 

 times in length of snout. Cleft of mouth wide, thrice in 



head. Snout pointed. Lips 

 not fringed. Origin of dor- 

 sal at a distance behind 

 the gillopenings equal 

 to about -/g length of 

 head. Dorsal and anal 

 rather low, ending at some 

 distance before the point 

 of the tail. In the jaws 

 a single series of com- 

 pressed, recurved teeth, 

 situated close together, in the mandibles a few canine teeth 

 besides. On the intermaxillary plate a curved series of about 

 5 canine teeth, on the vomer a single series of 5 rather widely 

 set teeth, of which the posterior 4 are large canines, a single 



151. Brachysciiicphis (Achirophichthys) 

 kaiiipaii n. sp. X 3- 



