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A74 Storer on the 
depth of the body in front of the pectorals, six 
inches; depth across from the anus, exclusive of the 
dorsal fin, fiveinches; depth of the body beyond the 
termination of the dorsal and anal fins, one inch and 
a half. Top of the head flattened; sides somewhat 
compressed; eyes large, prominent; pupils black; 
irides silvery ; diameter of the eye one inch and a 
half; distance between the eyes equal to about one 
fourth the length of the head; upper jaw projects 
beyond the lower; both jaws are armed with sev- 
eral rows of sharp, ineurved teeth; tongue large 
and fleshy ; a very minnte barbule at the chin. The 
lateral line, which is quite obvious, commences 
above and just anterior to the posterior angle of the 
operculum, and continues nearly a straight course to 
the tail, being near the back throughout its whole 
extent. 
The first Dorsal fin commences an inch back of 
the pectorals ; its third ray is higher than the length 
of the fin, and is the longest ray. 
The second Dorsal fin, which commences just 
back of the first, has its first rays longest; they 
gradually disappear as they approach the md This 
fin does not extend quite to the tail. 
The Pectorals commence just back of the poste- 
rior angle of the operculum; their length is to their 
greatest depth as 5 to 20. 
The Ventrals commence at-a point just half way 
between the base of the pectorals and the angle of 
the lower jaw; composed of a single ray, which 
bifureates about its middle; one of its divisions 
much larger than the other. 
