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from those of the Blennimae, all of which have the interorbital width 

 much less than the orbital diameter; but Meiacanthus and Blennechu 

 of the Nemophidine have the interorbital width much narrower than 

 the orbital diameter, and so the character does not hold. The second 

 character was not described clearly by Norman, and I am unable to 

 evaluate it. I did not notice, however, any consistent differences 

 between the snout regions in the two subfamilies that I recognize. 



