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have lost some of the lighter tints which the coloured figure 

 of Mr. Thompson's fish, and that also of MM. Fries and 

 Ekstrom exhibit. The formula of the fin-rays is — 



D. 19 + 6 : P. 13 : V^ 1 +.5 : A. 6+7 : C. 12, and 2 shorter rays. 



The number of Scales forming the lateral line are thirty- 

 two, Avith four rows above to the dorsal edge, and eleven 

 below to the anal aperture. 



The vignette represents a mode of fishing practised in 

 South America, 



