1421 
Body elongate, more or less depressed, or compressed. 
Head depressed. Snout triangular, pointed. Eye moderate, 
greatly advanced. Jaws subequal, Premaxillarles not pro¬ 
tractile, very long, strong, more than half of head. Maxillary 
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closely connected with premaxillary and very small or obsolete. 
Teeth in jaxvs in 1 to 2 series, large, compressed, knife like, 
inner and larger depresslble. Palatine teeth similar, smaller, 
in single broad band each side of palate. Patch of strong de— 
pressible teeth on front of tongue. Gill membranes slightly 
connected. Gill rakers very minute spinules. Pseudobranchiae 
well developed. Branchiostegals 12 to 16. Stomach with long 
blind sac and many pyloric coeca. Supraorbital projected 
little above eye. Scales cycloid, moderate, adherent. Lateral 
line axial. Dorsal short, premedian. Anal short. Caudal nar¬ 
row, forked. Pectoral moderate, inserted high. Ventral anter¬ 
ior, not far behind pectoral, large, inner rays longer, rays 8. 
Vent postmedian. 
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The following postlarval likely this genus not identifiable: 
83783 U. S. N. M. Albatross Station 2725. Length 30 to 
40 mm. 4 examples. 
