vomerine series. Premaxillary teeth little larger than others, 
visible below in front of closed mandible and continuous 
with uniserial vomerine teeth. Mandibular .teeth not contin- 
uous across symphysis, outer little larger. Tongue thick, 
fleshy, smooth, not free. Mandible wide, ,lowy,Front nostril 
short tube, close after mandible tip on upper lip. Hind 
nostril very short tube opening down in upper lip close be- 
fore eye, front edge little protruded. Interorbital broadly 
convex. Gill-opening large, nearly verticle, about equal 
snout, begins above about opposite bases of uppermost pector- 
al rays. Skin smooth, more or less distinct longitudinal 
wrinkles, especially on head below and pherynx. Mandible 
with 6 pores each side, 3 pores behind and 2 below eye and 
one close after front nasal tube on upper lip; 3 pairs of 
pores on snout above, all before eyes. Dorsal origin opposite 
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depressed pectoral tip, spece between former and gill-opening 
i. 
about 2 2/5 in head, fin low and continued nearly to tail 
tip. Anal similer, though mush better developed, and like 
dorsal with well-developed cutaneous basal fold posteriorly. 
Tail tough and pointed at tip. Pectoral large, broadly ex- 
panded. Vent close before anal. 
Color in alcohol: largely dull chocolate-brown, slight- 
ly paler on abdomen and lower surface of head. Fins pale 
and uniform brown. Iris brownish. Length 551 mm. 
