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edge of shoulder g-irdle with a low, narrow, sharp ridge, but no 
papillie. Gill-rakers 1 + 7; short; flat. Anterior nostrils with low 
tubes. No barbels on lower jaw. 
Head naked. Bod}- with large, tinely ctenoid scales: those on sides 
of nape small; middle of nape, breast anterior to ventrals and region 
before pectorals naked. 
Doi'sals separate; spines and rays of about equal height; the spinous 
dorsal when depressed reaching insertion of soft dorsal. Anal inserted 
below base of second dorsal ray; the raj^s a little shorter than those of 
dorsal; when depressed, reaching almost as far posteriorly as do those 
of dorsal; neither reaching bases of caudal rays. Caudal rounded. 
Pectorals rather pointed; the upper border without free filaments. 
Ventrals ver}' large, extending to anal opening; free posteriorly. 
In spirits the upper part of the body suli'used with dusky; sides 
with 9 rather definite, dark vertical bands, extending from a little 
Fig. 10.— Aboma lactipes. 
Itelow the middle of body uj)ward; darker near their lower edges. 
Head dark; a narrow blackish line I'unning from eye to tip of maxil- 
lary; under parts without dusky, except on throat and chin. Spinous 
dorsal edged with white; interradial membranes dusky; jet l)lack on 
upper posterior part of fin; soft dorsal with small, oblong, dark spots 
arranged in rows. Upper two-thirds of caudal with vertical, zigzag 
V)ands; the lower third dusky; without l)ands. Anal dark; narrowly 
bordered with white; pectoral dusky. Ventral with a white, median 
area broadl}' bordered with black. 
Color in life, lemon yellow; middle area of ventrals l)right yellow, 
slightly tinged with orange; spinous dorsal edged with orange; anal 
with a narrow marginal band of dead white. 
The a))ove description is of a specimen from the bay at Tsuruga. 
Other individuals from the .same locality are like it except in color. 
In some the lateral l)ands are very indistinct, the sides being covered 
with small dusky spots. Others are much lighter, the general color- 
