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suturally united to epiotc, pterotic, and sometimes parietal 

 and exoccipital ; supra-cleitlirum more or less elongate ; 

 post-cleithrum single ; lijpercoracoid and hjpocoracoid small ; 



Fig. 1. 



Pectoral arch (inner view) of A. Antennnrius ntimmifer and 

 B. Batrachoides didactylus. 



cl, cleithrum ; scl, supracleithrum ; /jc/, post-cleithrum; 

 sc, hypercoracoid ; cor, hypocoracoid ; r, radial. 



no mesocoracoid ; pectoral, radials elongate, the lowest con- 

 siderably expanded distally; pelvic bones directly attached 

 to cleithra. 



Fig. 2. 



Basal bones of caudal tin of A. Atifcnnarius nnmmifer and 

 B. Batrachoides didactyhis. 



ep, epurals (epaxial basalia) ; hy, hypurals. 



The Batrachoidea are here included in the Pediculati 

 rather than iu the Percomorphi, for it can hardly be the 



