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behind head, convex, especially in older specimens. Ventral 

 profile convex. Upper jaw very slightly prominent. Intermaxil- 

 laries with an abrupt bent between their horizontal and lateral 

 part. Lips not thickened. Mouthopening moderate, not reaching 

 to vertical through frontborder of eye. Jaws with several rows 

 of conical, rounded teeth, which extend somewhat on the 

 lips, especially near symphysis of intermaxillaries. Vomer 



Fig. 83. Glossokpis incisus M. Web. n. s. 

 With figure of a magnified scale. 



with a transverse band of teeth. A band 

 of teeth on palatines and on tongue. 

 First dorsal with one strong spine and 

 3 — -5 much weaker ones. Second dorsal 

 with a rather long curved spine and 9 — 10 rays. Anal with a 

 weak spine and 20 — 23 rays, its origin before that of first dorsal. 

 Ventrals with a slender spine and 5 rays, originating slightly 

 behind origin of pectorals. Pectorals without spine. Caudal 

 deeply forked. Scales irregularly arranged, deeply crenulated 

 along their hindmargin, rather small, 55 — 60 between head 

 and tail. No lateral line. Six branchiostegals. About 30 rather 

 long and slender gillrakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. 

 D i st r i b u t i o n : Northern New Guinea. 

 Fresh water. 



I. Glossolepis incisus M. Web. [Fig. 83, p. 310]. 



Glossokpis incisus M. Weber, Nova Guinea V. Livr. 2, 1908, p. 241. — Ibid. 



IX. Livr. 4, 1913, p. 562. 

 Glossokpis incisus Tate Regan, Trans. Zool. Soc. London XX. prt 6, 1914, p. 281. 



