dismeter behind eye. Lips thick, fleshy, entire. Teeth 
rather granular, rounded or molar, large; lateral upper 
jaw bands not joined in front with premaxillary or vomer- 
ine area, irregulerly biserial, 2 series more distinct post- 
eriorly and area not extending back much if any beyond hind 
pupil edge; 5 rather large cosrse premaxillary teeth, still 
visible when mandible is closed, followed by vomerine area 
of smaller teeth, latter modtly irregularly biserial and ex- 
tend back well beyond eye; mandible teeth rather regularly 
biserial, outer series ehlarged especially anteriorly though 
not continuous across symphysis. No tongue. Mandible strong, 
shallow, rami low. Front nostril in rather lerge fleshy tube, 
inferior on upper lip just before mandible tip; hind nostril 
large slit in upper lip opening down below front eye edge, 
Interorbitel convex. Gill-opening about 2 in snout. Skin 
smooth, with longitudinal pharyngeal wrinkles, also several 
behind pectoral. Row of 7 pores along each side of mandible. 
Lateral line begins on head before pectoral with 9 pores 
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and 165 more to tail tip. Dorsal origin midway between snout 
tip and gill-opening. Anal slightly lower. Tail tip compres- 
sed, firm, sharp. Pectoral 12, broad, rounded. 
Color in alcohol: largely whitish in ground-color, back 
tinged with terra-cotta. About 50 spots of deep brown down 
back, more or less irregular or alternating in places, all 
rather large. On head first of superior spots on snout sbove, 
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afterwards all largely biserial. Below or on sides another 
series anc Mostly on tail, still another series inferiorly, 
