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Head naked, body firmly scaled, the lateral line with a slight curve 

 downward anteriorly, running a little below the axis of the body and 

 upward along the middle of the caudal peduncle. Dorsal and anal 



with scaly sheaths. 

 Ventrals with well- 

 developed axillary 

 scale. 



Second ray of 

 dorsal ossified and 

 strong, its poster- 

 ior margin slightly 

 dentic u 1 a t e , its 

 length 1.75 in head. 

 Base of dorsal 2 in 

 head. Origin of 

 dorsal midway be- 

 tween the tip of 

 snout and end of 

 ; caudal vertebrae. 

 i Base of anal 2.90 

 i in head; its longest 

 > ray 1.75 in head. 

 ; Caudal large, 

 forked, its longest 

 \ ray greater than 

 ■ length of head. 

 : Ventrals 1.35 in 

 ; head; their origin 

 midway bet ween 

 origin of pectoral 

 and that of anal, 

 their tips scarcely 

 reaching the anal. 

 Pectorals 1.25 in 

 head. 



Color in spirits: 

 Very dark grayish 

 green on upper half 

 of body, yellowish 

 below; scales on 

 lower part of sides 

 with dark margins. 

 A distinct round black spot on base of caudal, another at the origin of 

 the dorsal, a third less distinct at origin of anal, and two round 

 black spots on the median line near the middle of the body. A 



