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dorsal shows only one row of large white spot, tlie in- 

 terspaces forming dark vertical bands ; anal white, 

 with a reddish brown base continued along the abdo- 

 men and thorax to the chin. Gill openings in a black 

 spot; no spot at the angle of the mouth. Inside of the 

 mouth gamboge yellow ; lips pink. 



Poecilophis pikei. Steind. 



Teeth rather obtuse, molar like ; those of the ma- 

 xillary in a double or partially double series. The 

 length of the head is contained about 3f times in the 

 length of the body ; tail scarcely longer than body. 

 The eye is contained once and a half in the length of 

 the snout, and is situated midway between the end of 

 the snout and the angle of the mouth. The head is 

 convex just behind the eye. In adults in life the body 

 is yellowish brown mottled with darker brown and on 

 the posterior portion of the body is vertically striped 

 with black, the stripes being wider than the inter- 

 spaces and extending on the fins ; anterior portion of 

 the body with small irregularly disposed spots ; sides 

 of the head with several longitudinal narrow black 

 stripes. Dorsal fin with several black stripes running 

 it entire length. A black spot at the angle of the 

 mouth with a white spot in front of it. The head 

 sometimes shows indistinct vertical bands. In young 

 individuals, the body is of an orange yellow with ver- 

 tical bands more than twice as broad as the interspa- 

 ces, on head, body and fins. There are no longitudi- 



