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Intestinal canal a simple short tube, without cecal appendages. Air 
bladder obsolete, or reduced to a filmy-membrane. Nothing found in 
the stomach. 
Flesh color, with much mottling of purplish above, in fine, close pat- 
tern, so that the light areas appear in the form of pale spots. Lower 
parts finely speckled like the back, except the belly, which is nearly 
plain. Fins similarly colored. 
Anal nearly plain. Caudal reddish edged. 
Fin rays not readily counted. _ Dorsal about 41. Anal 36. 
Two specimens of this species were obtained by us‘at Waadda Island; 
a third was seen, but it eseaped us. It inhabits piles of shingle and 
small bowlders near the mark of lowest tides, and when disturbed makes 
its way downward with great celerity through small crevices into the 
water. The specimens taken are each about 54 inches in length. 
Table of proportional measurements. 
Species: Scytalina cerdale. 
Collector: s/mumMber OL Spe CUI SN sree teta tem ate oll le ole aio ae laeeleee tilae a iiataaia No. 226. 
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hag | L00ths of 
ergs length to 
100ths. | base of 
* | caudal. 
JOH HREENE MEO 55 5 Conn segeae 550 Doda 2650S AD SnoS cet Orednd SsopsoLoGdenbacasss 5280 hl Sasser 
Length to base of middle caudal rays.--....------------ << ---e-seeeeee--------=- On00))| see wane 
Body. 
(GREATS 6 GHG Ni) SS sh6 sso Sosead SoS sohsedo cose T bse Scooes ous corsssddesosdoasoda|lasuosoobne 7 
Head: 
Greatest length ...-.- Bee Seer eer esc ce mp eceee cece Balec acini astlascememisiies seca lee memees 13 
Distance-trom snout Gomapeysas- 2-7 cee eee oe we see este eee Tease Sue ee eeiheiece 9 
Createstde pultercemseeheeee ase reside Rises enolate emee seiceeet see ce aenssaee le eeceeee 7k 
Greabest width? 4a. 32 ssa~ facie ews be oes ore cae Se Oaicleewecicceemcsesectecenics Wesel seeeceeces 6 
Wadthofinterorbitall aneaenis==---ecnsees esas ss seises seein =h\=/=-eleeriecionts vse sSeeceeaas 2h 
enethof, Sneutit 22 32ch- Sees ask e oem es cue a aae tL eleinta Setaininloemiele soe eee a ellmem eee ers 22 
Menctihvofrcheeks=- ssa jo5 seme aseeassee cee siasinacessnne ceace eae aboot eee cea eoeeneemes a 
Lengthiof mandibles qs.cee see ee einisew Saige s eae ceiiemee erence cielsie aie eee oe eee [eon seem 5 
Diameter oforbits.cs- esac Ae voces ccs ete eee ees ce see ee de ee moet os eeee oer nee oee 14 
Dorsal: 
Distance from |snouths coco eects ctsecsis oe bis ciseee eee caeeee ns seen eeaae sess saeco leoseeereee 45 
Menoth: of Gasol st ee ace secciac cece seccece cswiase ncn paocismciee seem oe meacemincceac|anceecchee 55 
Greatest height - ij: <ss6528 seo cee 2 =\- hla iainicrae ha Hers he Be ce mcs eee Ree eeeaes Naeeeseeee 2 
Anal: ° e 
Distance, from snout) .cccoecsse= Sos ssiae ce cence weiss ceasees sens aeeceeeecce che eects sac emee 46 
Men Sth Of PASO... atlas meee keeles cake ae aces aemic ane mer eeter eee Sener sere | ne acemeric 54 
Vent: 
Distance from snout ae oa se sess cee le oes ceca eaee cea Sack esleset eter ceaetence a \taseceeeer 42 
Candal: 
Meneth of middieirays) ccces saaseecee cine cel eee mon Sele ree anaes cne cel ieteyacianiclee 54 
Pectoral: 
MGEN Gt ooo Hose aca te shee ais asmene aemine cla ce eteenminctels she mreseine cise aac sists eecwleisesing Iz 
Ventral: 
GON OON oo 2s aaiars seca cree eseeneced 5a 58 seb iee ec slemnee meee neo: serene ses aae| etree 0 
BLANC hi9stegals.: f22 js eangel gs aes Se Cees SS ee oe a ene ee eee ose | eben eenes uf 
LOGS ASE Us IS ee a ar oe sy oe et SPR or oc ae Oon ob FEoEeLoed besos nonoe ca 41 
Ata esas ie xe ake eS Aes She eB PS DUD) Soe cette ce ne ee eee eeetee ais 2 2 eee eee 36 
Number of cxcal appendages -co.casosss- ane coco ce see eect eee eee eee meet cme al aeeeee eae 0 
