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Paralepis Japonicus (Tanaka) 
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Lestldlu m japonicum TANAKA, Annotat. Zool. Japon. 
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Tokyo, vol. 7, pt. 1, Dec. 25, 1908, p. 27. Sagaml 
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Sea. — PARR, Bull. Bingham Oceanogr. Collection, 
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vol. 3, No. 3, Dec. 1928, p. 44 (compiled). 
Depth 15; head 5 to 5 1/8. Snout 2 in head; eye 6 1/3, 
impringing on upper profile; mouth scarcely reaches orbit, 
lower jaw slightly longer; anterior arched portion of pre- 
maxillaries toothless, near front each side long depressible 
canine, preceded by one or 2 much smaller, depressible teeth; 
mandibular teeth biserial, outer row short and fixed, inner 
row longer, canine like, depressible, 9 each side; palatine 
teeth biserial, inner large, canine like, depressible, 6 to 9 
each side, outer short, fixed and extend further back; each 
side near median part ot tongue longitudinal series of small 
depressible teeth; Interorbital 10 to 14 in head, slightly 
concave 
