CLAEI ALL ABES. 



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is j length of head and a little less than width of mouth ; band of 

 prsernaxillary teeth hardly 4 times as long as broad ; vomerine teeth 

 pointed, forming a crescentic band which is a little narrower than the 

 prsemaxillary band ; nasal barbel f to § length of head ; maxillary 

 barbel nearly as long as head ; inner mandibular barbel f to % length of 

 head, outer nearly as long as head. Gill-rakers moderately long, 12 to 

 15 on anterior arch. Clavicles scarcely distinguishable under the skin. 



Fig. 223. 





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Clariallabes melas. 

 Type. I 



Dorsal 105-115, its distance from occipital process -| length of head. 

 Anal 88-90. Both dorsal and anal united with caudal, which measures 

 \ length of head. Pectoral nearly \ length of head, its spine serrated 

 on both edges and about § the length of the fin 

 times distant from root of caudal as from end of snout 

 blackish brown. 



Total length 260 millim. 



M. F. Hens (0). 



Ventral J § to 2 

 Uniform 



a. Skel. 



