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6. Copidoglanis Giinther. 
(GUNTHER. Cat. Brit. Mus. V. 1864, p. 25). 
(Meostlurus Steindachner, Lumeda Castelnau, Lamébertia Perugia, 
Anyperistius Ogilby). 
Elongate, tail tapering, head more or less depressed, mouth 
transverse, rounded in front, lips thick, papillated. Upperlip 
prominent, anterior nostril a short tube in the frontpart of 
of the upperlip, posterior nostril a narrow slit behind nasal 
barbel. A maxillary barbel at the end of the upperlip, a mandi- 
bulary one near the corner of the mouth and two mentals ones 
between the mandibulary barbels. Origin of first dorsal con- 
spicuously behind origin of pectorals, with a serrated spine. 
Caudodorsal generally wanting, but it may extend, in different 
degrees, forward, never reaching farther than above origin 
of anal. Anal many-rayed, confluent with caudal. Ventrals 
with 11—13 rays. Pec- 
= Sree 
7 torals with 8—12 rays 
and a denticulated spine. 
ZZ, se Y) wt tet 
Conical teeth in the up- 
per jaw in two square 
G patches. Front row of 
mandibulary teeth coni- 
cal, the other ones mo- 
larlike as those on the 
vomer. Lateral line 
>) . 
Fig. 96. Part of first ee of Copidoglanis more or less conspicu- 
novae-guinea M. Web. seen from inner side X ; 
4.5, m membrane, 7 gillrakers, & gillfilaments. ous. No axillary porus. 
First branchial arch with 
stout gillrakers, few in 
number and at its inner- 
side with a membrane, 
the free edge of which 
is fringed or has roun- 
ded processes, which 
partly may get inde- 
pendent (Fig. 96, 97). 
Second and third bran- 
Fig. 97. Part of the first gillarch of Copido- chial arch with short, 
glanis ater (Perugia) X 2, seen from inner side. weak processes on the 
m membrane, 7 gillrakers, % gillfilaments. ates facing aanhe hee 
Gillmembranes united, forming a deep notch, free from the isthmus. 
