male. Anal origin of male nearer snout tip than depressed 
anel organ; in female about micway between preopercle edge 
and caudal base; male organ nearly half of body to caudal 
base. 
Color in alcohol: brownish. Male 18mm., two females 
28 mm. Rio Janeiro. 
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The intromittent organ agrees with Regan's figure ex- 
“9 
4 
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cept the terminal serrae of second ray not twisted forward. 
Phalloceros candimaculatus (Hensel). 
Head 3 1/6 to 4; depth 3 to 32; D. i to iti, 6 or 7; 
A. ii to iv, 6 or 7; scales 28 to 50 in median lateral ser- 
fes to caudal base and 3 or 4 more on latter; 8 to 10 scales 
trensversely at dorsal and ventral origins; 16 or 17 pre- 
dorsal scales; snout 3 1/3 to 4 in head from upper jaw tip; 
eye 21/3 to 3; maxillary 4 1/5; interorbital 2 to 
tour elongately ovoid, well compressed. Head width l 
its total length. Eye with hind pupil edge ab 
head length. Mouth small. Jaws greatly protractile, 
well protruded. Teeth uniserial, small, simple, close-set, 
rather blunt. Interorbital level. Scales of male with 12 or 
13 basal parallel marginal sitriae, LO: in female; cir- 
culi of both rather coarse. Dorsal in male insefPted midway 
between hind eye edge orcgill-opening end caudal base; in 
female midway between gill-opening and caudal base. Young 
