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2^; its base, 4; length of caudal fin, 2^; that of pectoral fin, 3|; ventral 
rays, 3|. 
First dorsal spine placed an eye's length ))ehind tip of snout, slender, 
one-half in height of the second or equal to diameter of eye, with 
short, uncolored bifid tentacle; second dorsal spine situated just pos- 
terior to the first, straight filamentous, curved, imbedded posteriori}^ 
in a fold of skin extending from the back. Posterior rays of dorsal 
and anal fins extending one-fourth way into caudal fin. Wrist a little 
shorter than pectoral fin, with gill opening at its middle. Tip of pec- 
toral fin reaches back to the middle of caudal peduncle. ^ Ventral fins 
Fig. 3. — Pterophryne ranina. 
slender, thQ tip reaching anteriorly to the vertical line from front of 
eye. Mouth oblique. Body finely granular, the skin very loose. 
Color of body pale, yellowish gray, marbled with blackish In'own; 
belly uncolored; many small sharply -defined white spots all over body 
except on caudal fin. Filaments on head and belly rather few, those 
on belly rising from center of white spots. A narrow, white-margined 
gra}^ streak radiating posteriorily from eye and dilating l)ehind; a 
wide, irregular, unmargined streak upward, meeting with the opposite 
one at posterior base of second dorsal spine; another wide streak of 
siuiilar nature ventrally dilating and ending at the angle of mouth. 
Two large, pale, white-margined gray spots on side of body, each 
with a white filament in its center; ventral fins irregularly barred; 
