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Genus Laemonemodes Gilchrist 
Laemonemode s GILCHRIST, Marine Investig. South Africa, vol. 
2, p. 208, 1903 (1904). (Type Laemonemodes compressicauda 
GILCHRIST, monotypic.) 
Body moderately elongate. Snout moderately blunt. Mouth moderately 
large, lower jaw shorter than upper, Maxillary reaches opposite middle of 
eye. Teeth in bands in both jaws and on vomer, none on palatines. Mandibular 
barbel present. Branchiostegals 7. Gill rakers ? Pyloric coeca? Two 
dorsals, narrowly separated, first fin of 5 rays. Anal single Caudal 
pointed. Ventral rays 8, outermost 2 very long and united for greater 
part their length, inner 6 very minute. Vent below middle of pectoral. 
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Differs from Laemonema in the structure of the ventral fins. 
Laemonemodes compressicauda Gilchrist 
Laemoneaodes compressicauda GILCHRIST, Marine Investig. South 
Africa, vol. 2, p. 208, pi. 16, 1903 (1904) (type locality: 
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Bashee River beacon on East Coast bering N. % E. distant 15 miles, 
300 to 400 fathoms)j Fisher. Mar. Biolog. Surv., Rep. no. 2, 
p. 64, 1922 (Ratal coast, 420 fathoms). —BARNARD, Ann. South 
African^Mus., vol. 21, pt. 1, p. 328, pi. 13, fig. 2, June 1925 
(off East London; Ratal coast; 300 to 420 fathoms). 
