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Depth 28 1/4 to 35; head 8 1/2 to 9 4/5, 3 1/8 to 3 1/3 
to vent, width 3 7/8 to 4 1/3 its length; combined head and 
trunk 2 2/5 in tail. Snout 7 to 7 2/3 In head; eye 23, 21/4 
to 3 in snout, 1 1/4 in interorbital; mouth cleft extends 3 
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1/2 eye diameters behind eye, length 2 2/5 to 2 1/2 in head; 
teeth minute, simple, conic, in broad bands in, jaws, also 
median similar band on vomer; upper lips with fringe of cirri, 
lower entire; interorbital 2 in snout, little convex. Gill 
opening 1 1/5 in snout, low, 1 1/4 in interspace. 
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Lateral line prominent, complete. 
Dorsal origin over pectoral origin to 1/5 of depressed 
pectoral fin length. Dorsal and anal very low. Pectoral 21/3 
in head. 
Brown, little paler on under surfaces. Iris gray. Dor¬ 
sal brown. Anal pale, ■ 
East Indies, Philippines, China, 
1 example A. N, S. P, Padang, Sumatra. A. C, Harrison 
and Hiller, Length 381 mm. Brown above, made up of minute 
dark dots as seen under a lens. Whitish or brownish white 
below. Dorsal dark brown. Anal and j^ectoral pale brovm. 
6260, Manila market, June 12, 1908, Length 283 mm. 
