37 



ECP 



QA 



MEP 



SY 



Fig. 14: Lateral view of qua- 

 drate, symplectic, ectop- 

 terygoid, metapterygoid, and 

 entopterygoid of hemitremi- 

 ans and outgroup. A: Campo- 

 stoma anomalum (KU 3946, 

 61.0 mm SL); B: Margaris- 

 cus margarita (KU 19000, 

 70.8 mm SL); C: Couesius 

 plumbeus (KU 18881. 56.0 

 mm SL). Scale bars = 1 mm. 



process is long and sharp (Fig.l5C). - TS 26: Anterodorsal process of the opercle short 

 and blunt [0], or long and sharp [1]. 



22. Supraneural bones (Fig.l6A-C). In the ingroup and the outgroups, the supraneural 

 bones are present in front of the dorsal fin origin. Supraneural bone 4 is the largest of all 

 supraneurals. In Semotilus, Lagowskiella, and Couesius supraneural 4 is very large, and 



