Taeneleotris new genus 
Type - Taeneleotris hemilepidotus new species. 
Body moderately elongate, well compressed, with rather deep caudal 
peduncle. Head rather small, compressed. Snout short, blunt. Eye 
large, slightly enters upper profile of head, largely in front half of 
head. Maxillary oblique, falls below front of eye. Mouth moderate, front 
or beginning level with middle of eye, lower jaw protruded. Teeth simple, 
conic, in narrow bands in jaws, with pair of lower front canines. 
Interorbital moderate, less than eye. Head unarmed. Gill opening 
lateral, not extended forward. Head and front part of body scaleless, 
only very fine, small scales on hind part of trunk and tail. Dorsals 
divided. First dorsal small, of 6 short, flexible spines. Second dorsal 
with spine and 15 rays. Anal like second dorsal. Caudal truncate. 
Pectoral rounded, shorter than head. Ventrals small, closf2 together, 
separated. 
An interesting genus, apparently allied with Valenciennea. 
Parviparma . and Ptereleotris in the presence of canines. It differs from 
all markedly in the incomplete lepidosis, and especially the pale 
coloration with dark brown axial band and another median on back. 
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