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Genus Llpogenys Goode and Bean 
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Lipogenys GOODE and BEAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 
17, 1894 (1895), p. 469. Type Llpogenys gillll 
GOODE and BEAN, monotypic. 
Body slender. Snout obtuse, compressed. Eye advanced. 
Mouth circular anteriorly, with thick, contractile lip, cleft 
posteriorly, flanked by fleshy flaps. Conceales spine at end 
of maxillary. Front nostril In short tube, hind one long and 
below short flap. Scales very numerous. Dorsal lower than 
body depth. Caudal distinct, very small, confluent with 
long anal. Pectoral rounded, short. Ventral with 3 spines 
and 7 rays. 
