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tance from the vent equal to its own length. The distance of the ven- 

 trals from the tip of the snout equals one-fifth of the total length. The 

 dorsal begins over the anterior half of the pectoral ; the anal, under the 

 twenty-first dorsal ray. The length of the palatine series of teeth 

 equals half that of the maxilla. The tail is much stouter than in L. 

 mucosus, resembling that of the species known in this Museum as L. 

 Vahlii. 



Colors (taken from the fresh fish) : The colors are somewhat faded. 

 Ground -color brown, with red on the lower parts. Pectorals reddish- 

 brown on the upper half, the lower j)art carmine 5 mottlings of whitish 

 at base. Nine bluish-white bands on the dorsal. A few irregular 

 blotches of the same color on the sides. Anal brown mingled with car- 

 mine ; lijjs similar. The brown of the body is more or less tinged with 

 carmine everywhere. Under side of head white. The top of the head 

 and the gill-covers have a few small blotches of whitish. A whitish 

 blotch about as long as the eye at the upper angle of the gill-opening. 



Measurements. 

 (Taken from the fresh specimen.) 



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June 22, 1881. 



