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mated to each other, and between them there is a slender 

 scale which looks like an additional ray. The caudal fin 

 is widely crescentic with very short rays towards the 

 middle. The mouth is small, and the mandible is longer 

 than the upper jaw. The teeth are small, and not thickly 

 set on the jaws. On the palatines and tongue they are 

 very short and densely villiform. The colour of the speci- 

 men was blackish-blue or deep mackerel tint on the dorsal 

 aspect, fading on the ventral surface into pale blue, 

 yellow, and white. These particulars are chiefly from Mr. 

 Couch. 



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