Paramyrus kellersi Fowler 
^aramyrus kellersi FOWLER^ Proo* U* S# Nat# Mus#, vol* 81* art# 8, 
1932 * p# I 9 fig# 1# Ninafoon* Tonga Group# 
Depth 22 7 3/5 ^0 vent; head 2 l/4t 6 2/3 to caudal base* com¬ 
bined head and trunk to vent 2 9/10 in tail to caudal base; head width 3 
3/5 in its length# 
Snout 4 in head; eye 6 3 / 4 # 1 1/2 in snout* little greater than inter- 
orbital; maxillary reaches opposite hind eye edge* length from snout tip 
2 4/5 in head; teeth very minute* simple* conic, edges entire* uniserial 
at sides of Jaw and at least 2 series anteriorly in each; premaxillary 
teeth scarcely large, similar and would form as several irregular series; 
tongue free; front nostril near snout tip in short tube* hind nostril in 
upper lip opposite front eye edge; interorbital 7 1/2 in head* low# Gm 
opening very small slit* largely below and before pectoral# 
Lateral line distinct# 
Dorsal begins about over middle of pectoral, rather low* confluent 
with caudal and anal; caudal 4 I /2 in head; pectoral 3 1 / 2 # 
Uniform brown above* under surface of head and belly whitish# Along 
each side of belly a single row of black dots* fading out along front of 
anal# Head now largely pale or whitish* largely on account of macerated 
skin# 
Tonga Group# 
