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GONORHYNCHID.'E. 



Charitosomus hakelensis {Davis). 



Spaniodon hakelensis Davis (J. W.), Trans. Roy. Dublin Soc, III, 

 1887, p. 591, pi. xxxiv, fig. 4. 



Charitosomus hakelensis Woodward (A. S.), Ann. and Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. (7), II, 1898, p. 412; Cat. Fobs. Fishes, IV, 1901, p. 274. 



Some specimens of this species appear to have the ventral 

 fins situated immediately below the origin of the dorsal. No. 

 4523a (3746) is from Hakel. It is much elongated and very- 

 slender, but this form may be due to distortion. The an- 

 terior portion of the head is missing. The ventrals are placed 

 just below the origin of the dorsal. No. 45236 (3817) has 

 apparently 44 vertebras, and the ventrals are situated slightly 

 behind the front of the dorsal. 



In the Cope collection there is a small lot of fishes from 

 Mount Lebanon. There is no record of the locality, but all 

 the species are those found at Hakel. Among these are two 

 specimens of this species. No. 3895 is a nearly complete fish, 

 only the anal fin and a portion of the caudal being gone. The 

 length to the base of the caudal is 82 mm. The elements of 

 the snout are injured, so that not much information regard- 

 ing them is to be obtained. Dr. A, S. Woodward's conclu- 

 sions regarding the small size of the mouth are confirmed. 

 No teeth are observed. In this specimen also the ventral 

 fins are below the front of the dorsal. There are 44 verte- 

 bras. Where the scales are present they form an incrustation 

 whose elements cannot be distinguished. Where they are 

 flaked away from the matrix but little impression is left. 

 There are, however, faint lines which seem to indicate that 

 the scales were of an elongated diamond-shaped form, ending 

 behind in a sharp point. Nothing is seen to suggest the spiny 

 scales of Gonorhynchus . 



The other specimen. No. 3894, is without the head and the 

 caudal fin. The length from the pectoral arch to the base of 

 the caudal has been more than 100 mm. The ventral fins 

 are placed below the middle of the dorsal. Each ventral fin 

 has plainly 8 rays. There are at least 1 1 rays in the pectoral 

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