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"whole lower margin, and strongly serrated anteriorly 
on each side of snout. 
Snout half of an inch wide—four lines long— 
naked—situated in front of emargination of frontal 
bone. Eyes located towards upper part of head— 
oblong—longest diameter equal to the distance be- 
tween eyes. Nostrils small—situated half way be- 
tween eyes and extremity of snout, in the membra- 
nous division between the bony plates. Jaws armed 
with very numerous small teeth : upper jaw project- 
ing beyond the lower. Tongue colorless, fleshy, 
. naked. A strong ridge upon humeral bone serrated 
on its under edge, terminating in a naked spine. 
— "The first Dorsal fin arises on a line with the ter- 
mination of the occipital spines—is situated in a 
groove which partially receives it, when closed— 
light colored, with a black blotch upon t the upper 
portion of the membrane between the fourth and 
fifth rays: first ray spinous, and serrated. upon its 
entire front: second and third serrated at their upper 
anterior portion: third and fourth ad longest. Fit 
one third longer than high. 
io second Dorsal is one third longer than the 
n Pectoral fins are one third the length of the 
body—nearly black, with very numerous narrow 
transverse bars. On a line with the base of the 
pectorals, beneath them, three fleshy appendages are 
seen, somewhat similar in their appearance to the 
fin rays: the upper, which is the longest, is half 
the length of the pectorals. 
'The Ventrals are situated beneath the pectorals 
