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Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker) 
Exocoetus opisthopus BLEEKER, Nederland Tijds. Dierk., vol. 
3, p. 121, 1866 (type locality; Celebes). —GtJNTHER, Cat, 
Fishes Brit. Mus,, vol. 6, p. 297, 1866 (type? Amboyna), 
_BLEEKER, Atlas Ichth. India NderlandV vol. 6, p, 76, pi. 
( ) 248, fig. 2, 1866-72 (Celebes; Amboina). --WEBER, Siboga 
Exped., vol. 57, Fische, p. 125, 1913 (Saleyer; Banda). 
Cypsilurus opisthopus WEBER and BEAUFORT, Fishes Indo Austral. 
Arch., vol. 4, p. 191, 1922 (Flores; Ambon; Banda), 
Cypselurus opisthopus FOWLER, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p, 84, 
1928 (Shortland Island), 
Cypselurus oligolepis (not tBLEEKER) SEALE, Occas, Pap. Bishop 
^^us,, vol. 4, no, 1, p. 15, 1906 (Shortland Island). 
Depth 4 4/5 to 5; head 4 to 4^, width 1 S/s to 1 2/3, Snout 3 S/s 
to 3 7/8 in head from snout tip; eye 3 l/lO to 3 - 5 ^, much greater than snout, 
1 1/5 to 1 1/3 in interorbital; maxillary reaches 3/4 to 4/5 to eye, length 
3 4/5 to 4 2/3 in head from snout tip; teeth very small, pointed, form narrow 
bands in jaws; interorbital 2 3/4 to 2 7/8, broad, nearly level or only very 
slightly depressed. Gill rakers 4 -4—16, lanceolate, ^ of gill filaments, 
which 1 7/8 in eye. 
