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Table of Measurements — Continued. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



Extreme length 



Body: 



(Greatest height 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Distance from snoot to nape 



Length of snout from perp. from centre of orbit. 



Length of operculum 



Length o? maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit 



Dor sal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin of pectoral to origin of dorsal 



End of dorsal to end of anal 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Asal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin of anal to origin of dorsal 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays, superior 



inferior 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Distance of tip from snout 



Length 



Tettral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Origin of ventral to end of dorsal 



Dorsal rays 



Anal ravs 



14,846 a. 

 Xoank, Conn. 



Millim. lOOtbs. Millim. lOOtbs. Millim. 100th*. 



15*3 



14,846 b. 

 Noank, Conn. 



34 



29 

 20 

 10 

 91 

 13" 

 14$ 

 10 



49 

 19 

 35 

 25 

 10 

 6 



74 

 15 



36J 

 4 1 

 4 



H 



17 

 18 



28 

 4L 

 12 



52 

 7 

 34 



156 



Yar. aurea. 



M. C. Z. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



47 



20 

 34 

 25 



9 



6 



*2i 



16 



37 



5 



4A 



5i 

 16 

 20£ 



28 

 43 

 15 



50 

 7 

 36 



236 



II. 17 



19 



Current number of specimen 

 Locality 



Yar. antea. 



M.C. Z.a. 

 Samba ia, Thayer 

 Exp. 



Millim. 



lOOtbs. 



:ht 



Extreme length . 

 Body: 



Greatest hei: 

 Head: 



Greatest length' 



Distance from snout to nape 



Length of scout from perp. from centre of orbit 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Dorsal : 



Dittance from snout 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Distance from snout 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



■Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays, superior. 

 Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Distance of tip from snout 



Length 



Yentral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Dorsal rays 



Anal rays 



164 



II. 17 



20 



Var. aurea, 



M. C. Z. b. 

 Sambaia, Thaver 

 Exp. 



Millim. lOOths. 



154 



11.17 



22 



34 



35 



29 



28 



22 



21 



10 



9f 



14 



13 



17 



15]- 



48 



49 V 



10 



m 



5 



4! 



73 



73* 



5 



5} 



3 



32 



5 



5} 



23 



23i 



30 



29 



47 



44i 



16 



15} 



52 



51* 



7 



7i 



