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fc. 
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, - -- . . ' f~ SriMWb. > A 
^~4-u,. (Type Sciae na 
ia dubla FOWbEivf;itnd BEAU, orthotypic.} 
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Body ovate, oblong. Snout prcpinent, with conspicuous pores. Chin 
with similar pores. Rather thick, .shojjfi single barbel on chin. Lower iaw 
*•* 
little shorter than upper. Teeth irifffilliform bands in jaws, outer series 
above enlarged and no canines 
1 rakers few, short, often several below 
rudimentary. Pseudobranchia«jfi'#esent. Air bladder present. Lateral line 
with tubes more or less Mpiched. Dorsal deeply notched or divided nearly 
.jpr 
as'two fins, first s^gp*' very short. Anal spines strong, first short. Caud¬ 
al rounded, trunojgjpr or emarginate. 
Tarmjpas, sometimes running into rivers. Among Ir.do Pacific generi 
& 
rfpr' 
known ehieflgiy the presence of a distinct barbel at the chin. The res- 
triction by|||ill in 1861 of Cheilodipterus aquila Lacepede as the type of 
Sciaena is ngl§|gj.ccep table, as this species is not listed seoaratelv or as a 
distinct canpoxi^fe^the Linnean genus Sciaena. 
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n 
■ :4ter. 
*yj Sciaena. Lower gill rakers 5 to 10. 
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Scales ctdnoid. 
oh4 Dorsal rays 24 to 26 
1 
J 
d^; teumerous oblique stripes, with 17 to 20 dark 
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oblique somewh^^wavy streaks, narrower than inter* 
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WSW 
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dr, hum erous.jf Oblique pale streaks 
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