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MEMOIRS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM. 



TiFiA gen. nov. Jordan. 



Type Chniodon coralUcola Snyder. 



This group is distinguished from Rabdophorus by the very large scales above 

 as well as below the lateral line, about thirty in a lengthwise series, and arranged 

 in nearly horizontal rows. Teeth very small; snout moderately acute; the profile 

 straight. The name Tifi-tijl (Kihi-kihi in Hawaiian) is applied to all species of 

 Cluetodon throughout the South Seas. The verb tifi is to adorn, and the name is 

 given to the horns of the moon, the tips of the wing of a bird, and the like. 

 364. Tifia corallicola (Snyder). (J. & E., p. 374.) 



Rare. Found in rather deep water. 



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Fig. G. Loa cxcdsa Juixlan. (Reproduceil from Proc. U. S. N. M., Vol. 59, 1921, p. 653.) 



