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between the origin of the ventral -fin, and 

 the end of the fleshy portion of the tail, and 

 ends on the same plane as the adipose-fin 

 above it; the longest ray but little longer 

 than the base of the fin. The tail forked; 

 the middle rays rather more than half as long 

 as the longest. The fin-rays in number 

 are 



D. 20: P. 15: V. 10: A. 13: C. 20. 



Vertebrae 58. 



The head is small and pointed, flattened at 

 the top ; the breadth of the eye equal to one- 

 fourth of the length of the whole head ; irides 

 golden-yellow, pupil blue, pear-shaped, the 

 apex directed forward: the opening of the 

 mouth, when viewed in front, square; the 

 teeth small, incurved, numerous, none on the 

 tongue, and only a few on the most anterior 

 part of the vomer : behind the head, the nape 

 and back rise suddenly; the body deepest at 

 the commencement of the dorsal-fin, then 

 tapering off to the tail; abdominal line but 

 slightly convex ; the scales rather large; the 

 lateral line in the middle of the body not very 

 conspicuous, with seven rows of scales on an 

 oblique line above it, and seven rows below it; 

 the sides marked with about fifteen dusky 



