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Hemiramphus cantor! WII, Contrib* biol« Lab. Sci. Soc. 
China, vol. 5, no. 4, p. , fig. 53, 1929 (Amoy). 
Depth 12^ to 12 s/i, body robust, little compressed, sides 
somewhat flattened and approximated below; head 2 2/5 to 2 s/s, head 
from snout tip d'j to 4 2/5, width 3 to 3'5'. Snout 2 l/5 to 2 2/5 in 
head from snout tip, width 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 in its length; eye 4 l/3 
to 4^- in head, 1 l/s to 2 in snout, 1 l/s to if in interorbital; 
maxillary reaches 4/5 to 7/8 to ©y©, l©ngth 2q to 2 2/3 in head from 
snout tip; interorbital 3 2/3 to 4, nearly level, only slightly depressed 
medially. Gill rakers 15 -t 42, lanceolate, equal gill filaments, 
which 2 2/5 in head. 
Scales $6 to 58 in lateral axial series from above gill 
opening to middle of caudal base and 6 or 7 more on latter; 7 above, 
3 below, 41 or 42predorsal forward to occiput. Dorsal and anal 
scaleless, or only veij few basally. Caudal scaly basally. Scales 
with 1 or 2 basal radiating striae; circuli rather coarse. 
D. Ill, 12, first branched ray 6 to sf in total head length; 
A. II, 12, first branched ray 6 3/4 to 7; caudal 2 2/3 to 3 l/5, deeply 
emarginate, upper 3®be 1 2/5 to 1 3/5 in lower; least ds*pth of cau<te.l 
peduncle 12 to 12f; pectoral 4 to 4f; ventral 8 to 11 l/3, origin 
mid'wa.y between depressed peotors,! tip and caudal base# 
