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Fig. 9- Representative of Paralepis (P. brevirostris (Parr), 137 mm. in standard length, from off Medeira). 
jaw strongly elevated. Upper jaw reaching to 
or slightly beyond vertical from anterior bor- 
der of eye. Supramaxillary long, in adults 
almost 0.5 as long as maxillary, curved and 
rod-shaped, free from maxillary except at pos- 
terior insertion. Teeth on lower jaw short and 
weak, tending to be absent in adults. Teeth 
on palatines short, in 2 irregular rows anterior- 
ly, one row depressible; posteriorly in one row 
of up to approximately 15 short, fixed teeth. 
Tongue large, moderately forward in mouth. 
Gillrakers developed on all 5 arches, not ex- 
Fig. 10. Genotype of Paralepis (P. coregonoides'BJisso, 
from off Funchal, Madeira, 145 mm. in standard length). 
A, Anterior part of snout; B, enlarged section of teeth 
on middle of premaxillary; c, anterior lateral-line scales; 
D, gillrakers on first arch; E, dorsal surface of tongue. 
See explanation of morphological figures in text. 
tending forward beyond angle of gape. Gill- 
rakers spinous, anterior teeth on each raker 
long; posterior teeth very short, needle-like, 
in numerous rows. Longest rakers as long as 
pupil diameter. Pharyngobranchial teeth de- 
veloped in 2 tooth patches on each side. 
Branchial membranes do not overlap. 
Body fully scaled. Scales very deciduous, 
moderately pointed posteriorly, lacking any 
indentation on posterior margin. Circuli on 
scales not continuous except for inner 5 rings 
or so; remaining circuli run obliquely off the 
scales (see Fig. 11^, and Jensen, 1942: 23, 
Fig. 9). Lateral-line tube moderately large; 1.5 
or 2 scale rows lying over tube. (In the basic 
pore pattern for this genus the upper scale 
row over the lateral-line is pierced by the 
upper pore, and the scale row over the middle 
of the tube is penetrated by the median and 
lower pores. There is often reduction in the 
number of pores piercing the scales.) Body 
scales same size as lateral-line scales. Pectoral 
fin rays 14-17. Anal rays 21-26. Vertebrae 
67-74. 
Disregarding the inadequately known Pa- 
ralepis elongata (Brauer), the genus Paralepis 
could be divided into two subgenera by seg- 
regating the generic type, P. coregonoides, in ' 
the subgenus Paralepis and recognizing the 
remainder of the species in the subgenus 
Bathysudis. I have not done this because these 
forms are quite similar and closely related.. 
Paralepis elongata is distinct in several basic 
characters from the remaining species of this 
genus. If it belongs in Paralepis it could be 
readily placed in a new subgenus. ' 
Species I have examined that are undoubted 
