1123. 
Sub Order Atelax ia 
Body elongated, compressed. Eranchiostegal rays at upper edge 
of ceratohyal and inclined upward. Opposing halves of hyoid connected 
and remote from each other. Lower pharyngoals concealed by skin, much 
reduced. Palato-quadrate bar atrophied. No orbltosphcnoid. Vertebrae 
oi centra only, .vithout neural or haemal spines or other processes. 
Caudal divided and part of rays turned upward, lower 3 enlarged and 
extended backward into long projections. 
