CHILOTILAPIA. 



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1. CHILOTILAriA RHOADESIT. 

 Bouleng. 1. c. 



Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. 

 Head If times as long as broad ; snout short, upper profile descending 

 abruptly ; eye 4^ times in length of head, If times in interorbital width ; 

 mouth extending to between nostril and 6)6; lips very thick ; teeth in 



Fig. 346, 



Chiloillapia rhotidesii. 



Type. 





<5 irregular series, outer largest ; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- 

 rakers rather short, 1 1 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 10 ; 

 spines increasing in length to the last, which is a little less than J length 

 of head; longest soft rays | length of head. Anal III 9; third spine 

 stronger, but a little shorter, than last dorsal. Pectoral as long as head> 

 extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching a little beyond 

 origin of anal. Caudal densely scaled, feebly erjiarginate. Caudal 

 I)edunc]c ly times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 34 j., ; 



