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dorsal origin passes through rear edge of opercle, base of pectoral fin, 

 und notably far behind base of pelvics; last dorsal ray attached by 

 membrane to dorsal edge of caudal peduncle but not to base of caudal 

 fin; anal origin opposite base of last dorsal spine; last anal ray at- 

 tached by membrane to lower edge of caudal peduncle; pectoral fins 

 reaching about two-thirds the way to the anus; anal spines small, first 

 embedded; posterior canine of lower jaw short but strong; teeth in 

 upper jaAv about 110, movable, those in lower jaw larger,^ movable, 

 about 40 to 45 in number, the teeth on each side farthest from the 

 symphysis notably enlarged ; no vomerine teeth ; posterior margin of 

 caudal fin probably tiuncate; no cephalic crest; a vertical line through 

 front edge of upper lip passes through front edge of eye; forehead a 

 little in front of tip of upper lip. 



Coloratiun. — In alcohol: Background coloration plain reddish 

 brown ; a large area in front of anus blackish brown ; on base of caudal 

 fin and on caudal peduncle a dark brown spot, somewhat angular 

 posteriorly; pectoral, pelvics, dorsal, and caudal fins hyaline or pale; 

 anal fin dusky brown ; a narrow dark brown streak extends from lower 

 edge of eye backward to rear angle of opercle, below this dark streak 

 on opercle is a narrow pale streak that continues on body behind 

 head only, just dorsal to base of pectoral fin. 



Alive (based on color sketch made on Albatross) : Background 

 coloration reddish brown ; anal spot purplish black; caudal spot black; 

 anal reddish brown; dorsal spines orange; an orange streak along 

 base of dorsal fin; iris orange; dark streak behind eye is dark blue, 

 and pale streak below it is orange ; upper lip slightly yellowish brown. 



Ecology. — This species probably came from deep water, as the 

 Albatross dredge record indicates 244 fathoms. 



Remarks. — E. stigrtiatiira is one of two known species with a black 

 area (purplish black when alive) in front of the anus; E. lividanalis, 

 new species, lacks the caudal spot and streaks behind the eye. Addi- 

 tional characters that distinguish E. stigrnatura from the other species 

 referred to the genus may be found in the accompanying key. 



ECSENIUS PULCHER (Murray) 



Sularias pulchcr Mueray, Jouru. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soe., vol. 2, p. 47, 1887 



(type locality, Kurrachee Manora Rocks, India) ; Indian Ann. Mag. Nat. Sci., 



vol. 1, p. 23, 1887 (Kurrachee, India) . 

 Salarias pha7itasticus Boule.nger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 20, p. 422, 



1897 (type locality, Mekran Coast, Persia). 

 Salarias anomalns Regan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 16, pp. 327, 331, 



pi. B, fig. 4, 1905 (type locality, Persian Guif ; Mekran Coast, Karachi) ; 



Journ. Zool. Soc. London, p. 40G, 1909 (on type material) . 



Specimens. — Two males, each 45 mm. long, collected by Murray at 

 Kurrachee (the types of Salarias fulcher) , B. M. 87.9.22.59—60 ; 2 



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