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length of the dorsal fin, the body is hexangular. In 
front of the anus, are nineteen transverse plates; be- 
tween the anus and the caudal rays, are forty plates. 
Length of the specimen six inches; the distance from 
the tip of the snout to the posterior angle of the 
opereulum one eighth the. le gh of the fish ; the 
distance between the snout and the anterior Muda 
of the eye, and that between the same angle and the 
origin of the pectorals, equal. Jaws tubular, eom- 
pressed, a slight ridge above; lower jaw rather the 
longer, passing obliquely upward to form the mouth ; 
top of the head depressed; a furrow between the 
eyes; a crest on the neck; eyes circular, half a line 
Piomotar Operculum brown above, golden be- 
Hi under the glass, exhibiting minute granula- 
tions, sid radiating stris. 
- P e Dorsal fin arises two inches two ro lines from 
pof the snout; the height of the fin one sev- - 
enth of its length, of a light brown color. 
The Pectorals just baek of the operculum, the 
color of the under part of the body ; length, one half 
of the height. 
The Anal fin is situated under the middle of the 
dorsal fin, and is very minute, 
The Caudal fin is two lines in length, darker 
colored than the body, rounded at the extremity. 
The fin rays are: D. 38; P. 13; 4.3; €. 9.- 
Since the above description was drawn up, I have 
received a specimen also from Dr. Yale. 
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