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2. 17 Id 2(1 <l.)r*:il opines; siil);)i)eivnluni iloiiticulato : scales all ctonoid. 

 D.XVII-XVIir 8-'J: A. VUI-X S-'J; Sc.31- 



«*•' g^.j 4.-1. muUispiiiis, Peters. \>. J.!. 



1). XVIII-XIX 10-11 : A. VII 10 ; .S^ 3,3- 



•^4";; ■'">■ 'i- J'fllei/rini, U\i:r.. p. i,.l, 



1>. XIX-XX Lt-in ; A. IX-Xl '."-lU ; Sc. 30- r,,. 55. 



33 if G. A. niffropaniionKs. Keiclicn., 



13. Vential fin cxtoiuling to or lieyond origin of anal in aiiiili ; maxillary 



not extending beyond anterior third of eye ; no teeth on palatine 



bones. 



I). XVI-XVII 8-0 ; A. IX-XI H-l 1 ; Sc. 2|-,- 

 3 

 28 g ; eye 3 to 3§ times in lengtii of head. 7. .4. conoicus, Blgr., p. .t7 



D. XV-XVII 7-10; A. YII-IX 9-11 : Sc. 25- 



30 ^3jv: ; eye 4 to 4A times in length of 



head 8. .4. luiniis, Gthr.. p. 08. 



II. Caudal peduncle absent or much reduced, shorter than the diameter of 

 the eye. 

 A. Caudal ])eduiicle very short, or barely definal)le. 

 1. l'r;i' ii'bital not serrateil. 



a. N'cntial extcmliiig nuicji Iicyoiid origin of anal. 

 I). XYII-XVIII 7; A. X-XI 7; maxillary 



extending to below anterior fourth of eye. 0. -1. ausonjii, Bltrr., p. .tO. 

 1). XVI 8-0; A. X 0-11 ; maxillary extending 



hardly to below anterior Ijorder of eye. . 10. A./asciolalus, Blgr., p. l]l^. 



/'. Ventral not extending much bevond origin of anal: maxiliarv 

 extending to below anterior fourth or third of eye. 

 I). XVll-XIX 8-10; A. X 10-11; depth 



of body 2;^ to 2^ times in total length ; 



suboperculum arid interoperculuni finely 



s-t-rrateil 11. A. petherici, Gthr., p. 61 



1). XVl-XVlll 8-10; A. IX (rarely X) 0-11 ; 



deptli of body 2 to 2§ times in total 



length ; suboperculum and interoperculuni 



more or less distinctly serrated .... 12. .4. kingsleya, Gthr., p. 62. 

 1). XIV-XVI 8-10 : A. IX-XI 8-11 ; dcptii 



of body 2j to 3 times in total lengtii ; 



interoperculuni often entire 13. A. muriei, Blgr.. p. i;i. 



D. XIV-XVI 8-11 ; A. VII-IX8-11 ; depili 



of body 2 to 2i times in total length ; 



suboperculum and interoperculuni entire 



or feebly serrated 11. .1. DKu-'/Zfl^?/.?, Thoiiiin.. p. (15. 



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