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Body rather elongate, slightly compressed. Head 
large. Muzzle rather short. Eye moderate, large. Mouth 
cleft wide. Maxillary extends below hind part of eye or be¬ 
yond, dilated behind and with 2 supplemental maxillary. 
Teeth small, conic, in narrow, bands in jaws, on vomer, pala¬ 
tines, pterygoids and tongue. Gill openings very wide. 
Pseudobranchiae well developed. Branchlostegals 10 to 16. 
Pyloric appendages 5 or 6. Orbitosphenoids well developed 
or no ossification in front of interorbital region ( Hlme ). 
Scales large. Lateral line complete, axial. Dorsal advanced 
or inserted nearly opposite ventral, often with long pointed 
lobe in male. Adipose fin small. Anal moderate. Caudal 
forked. Pectoral rather long. 
