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the lateral line, which is continuous; similar scales entirely covering the 

 soft parts of the vertical fins, and extending up on the paired fins. Dorsal 

 fin low, with about 11 spines, which are depressible in a groove of scales, 

 the fin continuous, but the last spines low, so that a depression occurs 

 between the two parts of the fin, the bases of the spinous and soft parts 

 about equal; soft dorsal rather low in front, not falcate, pointed behind; 

 anal similar to soft dorsal, with 3 spines; caudal fin moderately forked; 

 pectoral fins small, ventrals well behind them. Intestinal canal long. 

 Pyloric ca'ca very numerous. Vertebra', 9 or 10 -f 15 or 16 ='25. This 

 genus contains some 10 species, chiefly confined to the Pacific Ocean, and 

 most of them found in the East Indies. (HU</>O$, a hump, the word more 

 correctly written cyphns, and referring to a deformed specimen with a 

 bump back.) 



a. Soft part of anal very long and low, its longest rays 3 to 4 in head, and 3 in soft part 



of tlie tin. I). XI, 14; A. II I. 12 : scales small, about 85 in lateral line, those on 



cheek in 17 series; treth about 30 in rack jaw, narrow, the jaw short. Color 



bright gray, the sides steel blue, with paler lengthwise stripes of bright bronze. 



Depth more than $ length. ANALOG us, 1763. 



na. Anal tin moderately elevated in front and rather short, its rays III, 11, the longest 



ray li to :.' in the bas- oft he soft part of the tin. I). XI, 11 or 12. Teeth 35 to 40 



in each. jaw. 



b. Teeth rather narrow and siibaeiitf, maxillary short, barely reaching eye, about 



34 in head. 



c. Scales moderate, 10-65-20 ; anal rays III, 13. Coloration bright plumbeous, 



with many bright yellow streakson a plumbeous ground. Mouth and 



teeth not fully described. INCISOR, 1764. 



cc. Scales smaller, about 12-67-20; anal moderate, its longest ray 2 in head 



and base of soft part of fin; body deep, the depth 2 in length; 



snout blunt ; scales on cheek in 10 series. Coloration dull pale gray, 



the dark streaks broader than in K. analogus. A. Ill, 11. 



ELEGANS, 1765. 



ccc. Scales rather large, 10-55-16; depth 2J in length; head 3J. Coloration 

 dusky gray, with about 25 gray streaks following the rows of scales, 

 those near middle of body broadest ; a silvery streak along preor- 

 bital. D. XI, 12 ; A. Ill, 11. SECTATRIX, 1766. 



1)1). Teeth broad and rounded; maxillary rather long, reaching opposite pupil, 3 

 in head: scales small, 12-72-24; depth of body 2 in length; head 3j; pec- 

 toral 13 in head. D. XI, 11; A. Ill, 11. Color dark steel blue, the pale 

 stripes obscure; sometimes varying to entirely bright lemon yellow; 

 sometimes with the head yellow or with yellow blotches. 



LUTESCENS, 1767. 



1763. KYPIIOSIS AXALOtiUS (Gill). 



(SALE MA.) 



Head 4; depth 2. D. XI, 14; A. Ill, 12 or 13; eye 4 in head; snout 3; 

 maxillary 3; pectoral 1$, equal to ventrals; longest ray of soffc dorsal 3; 

 longest dorsal spine 2; upper lobe of caudal as long as head; scales 

 13-76-20; gill rakers 8 + 16. Body compressed, elliptical; profile in some 

 specimens evenly curved from tip of snout to dorsal, in others slightly 

 produced before eyes and concave over snout. Mouth small, horizontal; 

 jaws equal; teeth in a single series, from 22 to 28 in each jaw; maxillary 

 extending to the vertical from the front of eye. Snout, lower jaw, and 

 preorbital naked, head elsewhere with scales; 12 to 15 rows of scales on 

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