386 
Cypselurus aroticeps FCWLER, Mem, Bishop I&is., vol, 10, p, 
82, 1928 (compiled), —CHU, Biol, Bull, St, John’s Univ, 
I 
Shanghai, no. 1, p. 88, Jan, 1931 (reference), —FOIVLER, 
Hong Kong Nat,, vol, 3, nos, 3-4, p, 277, Dec, 1932 (compiled). 
Depth 6; head 4, width 1-g-, Snout 3 2/3, in head from snout tip; 
eye 3 2/3, subequal with snout, 1 2/3 in interorbital; maxillary reaches 
3/4 to ©ye, length 3 7/8 in head from sndut tip; teeth minute, feeble, in 
very narrow bands in jaws; interorbital 2'|-, broad, level. Gill rakers 8-h 
16, lanceolate, 1 1/5 in gill filaments, which eye. 
Scales 43 in median lateral series to caudal base and 4 more 
on latter, mostly fallen and coxmts according to pockets; 7 above, 32? 
predorsal. Scales with 5 or 6 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped; circuli 
very fine, complete, 
D, _I, 13, first blanched ray 1 2/5 in total head length; A, 7, 
first branched ray 2 3/5; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 2/3; P, 12, 
reaches slightly beyond caudal base; ventral reaches back nearly far as tip 
of last anaj ray, fin 2 4/5 in length to caudal base; lower caudal lobe 3 1/5 
in rest of body, upper lob© short (broken), 
Brofwn above, sides and below pale, evidently silvery whit© 
in life. Iris pale. Dorsal and anal whitish. Caudal with upper lobe pale, 
lower brown. Pectoral dusky to blackish brown basally, terminally black, 
separated from bases x)f lower rays by well contrasted triangular white area, 
which also somewhat extended foi*ward along upper edge of fin submarginally. 
Ventral whitish. 
