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forward when protracted, and then horizontal, though when 
closed a little oblique. Jaws even when protruding and mandible 
protruding well in front when closed. Maxillary not quite reach- 
ing front of eye, or only about opposite posterior nostril, and ex- 
tending only a trifle lower than margin of eye. Lips thin and 
little developed. Edges of jaws rather depressed or flattened, 
and armed with rather broad bands of fine slender teeth. Roof 
of mouth apparently edentulous, smooth. ‘Tongue depressed, 
moderately broad and thin, and hardly free. . Nostril a small slit 
close to upper front rim of eye on side of snout. Interorbital 
space broad and flattened. Preorbital rather large, with 
roughened surface, and its greatest diameter about equals that 
of eye. Posterior margin of preopercle nearly vertical and entire. 
Gill-opening extending forward midway in length of head. Gill- 
rakers about 5-12 slender brittle points, longest about 34 of 
longest filaments. Gill-filaments about ?/,; of eye. No pseudo- 
branchize. Isthmus narrow and triangular in shape, its surface 
slightly convex. Scales large, cycloid, rather narrowly exposed 
in longitudinal series with appearance of vertical reticulation due 
to dark membranes of each pocket. Each scale with a series of 
rather fine concentric strie. Head covered with scales, except on 
jaws and preorbital. Scales on cheeks in 2 series, and large scales 
on opercle and top of head posteriorly. Scales on breast, belly 
and base of caudal all smaller than others. Origin of dorsal 
nearly midway between that of pectoral and base of caudal, and 
rays graduated down from first branched which is longest, edge 
of fin rounded. Anal inserted well before dorsal or its origin, 
nearly midway between front margin of eye and base of caudal, 
rays graduated down from first branched which is longest. 
Caudal long, rounded, and median rays longest. Pectoral long, 
rather large, upper rays longest, fin placed high or with its origin 
level with upper margin of eye, and depressed tip reaching well 
beyond base of ventral though apparently not quite opposite 
vent. Origin of ventral about midway between that of pectoral 
and that of anal, when depressed reaching vent, and first branched 
ray longest. Vent close in front of anal. Color in alcohol 
largely dull olive-brown above, becoming paler on sides and 
fading whitish below. Muzzle, including all of mandible, trans- 
