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B. Oral border of upper jaw with a ligament in stead 
of a supplemental bone between lateral end of inter- 
maxillary and maxillary. 
I. Up to 45 scales in L.1., 23-28 abdominal scutes. 
a. Height about 3/4, posterior half of dorsal 
opposite to anal. Anal about 3 times in length. 
UM CILCAM4A ee asl ereues  oenal isl ceive) fe) oh ottm) = (8 
6. Height 2'/,—23/;. 
1. Anal 22/,—2!/,, origin of anal behind dorsal. 
L.1. 40o—42. A. 47—48 . 2... 2 2 eee 
2. Anal 3, origin of anal below last dorsal 
Tayss Weel tahs Ae 37 —3Oie + os 8 es 
II. More than 45 scales in L. 1., 28—39 abdominal 
scutes. 
a. At least a part of the anterior half of the 
dorsal is situated above the anal. 
I. 35 abdominal scutes. L.1. 50. A. 40. Anal 
Sih im MeN URI oid habs Gd sic folie, ats ei zers 
2. 38—39 abdominal scutes. L.1. 50—54. A. 
47—53- Anal 2?/,—23/, in length. .... 
4, Only the posterior half of the dorsal or part 
of it opposite to anal. 
1. Anal 3, height 3—4 in length. 
a, Ventrals in middle between anal and 
suboperculum. 
aa. Origin of anal nearly opposite to 
end of dorsal. Greatest convexity of 
ventral profile near ventrals. Maxil- 
lary reaching to middle of eye, which 
goes 4 times or less in head... . 
46, Origin of anal opposite to posterior 
half of dorsal, Greatest convexity of 
ventral profile near base of pectorals. 
Maxillary reaching to hindpart of 
eye, which goes more than 4 times 
@. Ventrals much nearer to anal than to 
suboperculum. Origin of anal opposite 
to hindermost rays of dorsal ...... 
2. Anal 21/,—23/,, height 22/;—31/, in length. 
#. Ventral much nearer to anal than to 
we 
P. kampeni p. 87. 
P. brachysoma p. 87. 
P. ditchoa p. 88. 
P. pristigastroides p. 89. 
P. amblyuropterus p. 90. 
P. elongata. p. 90. 
P. novacula p. 92. 
P. dussumieri p. 92. 
