Color in alcohol: dull brownish, little paler below. 
Each row of scales on sides with median dark brown narrow 
line, sometimes broken or with spotted appearence and lower 
lines paler. Fins brownish, ventral and anal quite pale. 
Iris brown. Length 57 mm. Rio Janeiro. 
Jenyns originally described this species 
Slightly smaller example obtained at Maldonado. He gives 
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the teeth aS a single closely-set series. 
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Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel). 
Head 5' to' Sz: depth Sz to'3 1/3; 'D. 414. 5 > AG 
scales 30 or 31 in median lateral series to caudal base 
and 3 or 4 more on latter; 9 scales trensversel’ t dorsal 
and ventral origins; about 17 predorsal scale 
+ 
snout 4 to 4s in head from upper jaw tip; eye 22 
illary 3 1/8 to 4; interorbital 1 4/5 to 2 1/6. Contour 
elongately ovoid, well compressed. Head width 12 to 2 
2 
+ ¢ 
length. Snout depressed, length about 
Eye with hind pupil edge slightly advanced i) 
Mouth small, 
protrudes. Teeth uniserial, small, simple, close-set 
orbital level. Scales with 11 or 12 in male, 17 
basal marginal parallea striae; circuli coarse, 
about midway between preopercle edge and caudal base in male: 
about midway between pectoral origin and caudal base in fe- 
