1308. 
Genus Poecilopsetta Gflnther 
Poecilopsetta Gflnther , Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, pt. 8, p. 48, 1880. 
(Type Poecilopsetta colorata Gflnther , monotypic.) 
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Boopsetta Alcock, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 65, pt. 2, p. 305, Oct. 
1, 1896. (Type Boopsetta urabrarum Alcock , monotypic.) 
Alaeopa Jordan and Star ks, Bull. U. S. Fish Conun., vol. 22, p. 623* 1902 
(1904). (Type Alaeops plinthus Jordan and Starks, monotypic.) 
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Orbits large, lower little advanced, close together. Mouth mod¬ 
erate, rather narrow. Maxillary l/3 length of head. Each jaw with narrow 
band of villiform teeth. Palate toothless. Gill membranes united below 
throat. Gill rakers numerous, moderate, pointed. Scales moderate or 
small, ctenoid, cycloid in young, somewhat caducous. Lateral line simple, 
arched anteriorly, upper part of arch level or horizontal. Dorsal begins 
above middle of eye. Caudal rounded. Paired fins well developed. Eyes 
and color on right side. 
