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Exoooetus quindeoimradiatus GATHER, Joum. lius. Godeffroy, 
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vol. 8, pt. 16, p. 370, 1909 (copied). 
Cypselurus tahitensis SEALE, Occas. Pap. Bishop Mus., vol. 4, 
no. 1, p. 13, fig. 3, 1906 (type locality: Tahiti), 
Exooo etus tahitensis Gt^NTHER, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol, 8, 
pt. 14, p. 371, 1909 (copied). 
Depth 5 to 5 3/4; head 4 l/s to 4^, with 1 4/5 to 1 7/8. Snout 
3 l/s yo 3-|- in head from snout tip; eye 3 3/5 to 4, slightly greater than 
snout to 1 l/s in snout with age, 1 l/5 to 1 3/4 in interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 3/4 to 2/3 to eye, length 4 to 4 l/s in head from snout tip; teeth 
very small, simple, conic, in bands in jaws, of 4 or 5 rows transversely in 
front, narrowing to 1 or 2 rows at sides of jaws; interorbital to 2 2/3, 
broad, slightly or shalloT/ly concave. Gill rakers 5 17, lanceolate, l-g- 
in gill filaments, which 1 2/3 in eye. 
Scales 46 to 50 in median lateral series to caudal base and 4 to 
6 more on latter; 8 above, 3 below, 40 or 41 predorsal. Scales with 6 or 
7 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped; circuli very fine complete. 
D. If 13, first branched ray 1 3/5 to 2 in total head length; A, 
JI, 8 to X,? first branched ray 2 4/5; least depth of caudal peduncle 
3 to 3 1 / 5 ; P, 1, 14 or If 13, reaches nearly or quite to caudal base; ventral 
reaches middle or sli'ghtly beyond middle of anal base; lower caudsl lobe 3 1/6 
in rest of body. 
