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Body elongate, anteriorly partly cylindrical, posterior 
compressed with long tapering tail. Head conic, depressed. 
Snout long. Eye rather large, covered with skin without free 
orbital edge. Mouth cleft moderate, reaches eye center or 
beyond. Lower ,iaw shorter. Lips moderate, membranous, upper 
with row of short slit like pores. Teeth acicular, unequal, 
2 distant rows in maxillary, biserial anteriorly in mandible 
where short third inner row. Vomer with some large teeth in 
front which may be followed by series of smaller ones. Pre¬ 
maxillary with unequal teeth in 2 irregular series, an outer 
tooth may be enlarged. Tongue free. Gill openings large, 
vertically before and below pectoral abases. Lateral line dis¬ 
tinct. Vertical fins confluent, dorsal begins over pectoral 
base. Pectoral well developed. 
