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Genus Soopelerchoides Parr 
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Scopelarohoides PARR, Occas. Pap. Bingham Oceanogr. Collection, No. 2, 
1929, p. 16. Type Scopelarchoides nicholsi PARR, monotypic. 
Body elongate, with long tapering tail. Head large. Snout moderate. 
Orbit large. Mouth large, mandible protruding. Premaxillary teeth small, 
subequal, decurved, depressible anteriorly, minute erect, fixed, uniserial 
posteriorly. Lower teeth with dozen compressed, depressible each side. 
Each palatine with 2 compressed fangs anteriorly, followed by double series 
of long slender teeth. Scales cycloid, thin, small. Lateral line with 
greatly enlarged scales. Dorsal far advanced, over ventral. Adipose fin 
large. Anal long. Caudal large. Paired fins well developed, ventrals 
larger. Pectoral rays 20 to 22. Ventral rays 9. 
