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Strongylura timucu (Walbaum). uly, 
Head (from upper jaw tip) 2 4/5 to 3 
in postocular region; D. a iw OF L465 4. 
scales 218 to 260 from shoulder to caudal base medially; 
predorsal scales 150 to 200; end of frontal process to eye 
rest of upper iaw, about equals width at eye; eye 2° 
3/5 in postocular; interorbital 21/5 to 21/3. Body 
subcylindrical. Caudal peduncle compressed or width about 
half its least depth and latter 1¢ to 14 in eye. Head con- 
stricted below, width 1 2/3 th 1 4/5 in postocular. Jaws 
not completely closing basally and lower with fleshy tip 
longer than upper by nearly pupil length. kye close to 
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upper profile, not impinging. Maxille 
slightly beyond eye fornt though not to pupil. hither 
of teeth narrow very fine, 1er well spaced. Trianguler 
nasesl cavity about long as pupi Interorbital 
head level, with broad even depression medially, only ab- 
out half way to occiput. Bones oh head above with rather 
obsolete coarse atriae. Gill-opening forward to eye center 
and filaments about 2/5 or little less than half of 
Scales moderate, with about 33 to 45 circuli, becoming 
complete down median axis with age; middel of back with 
rows of enlarged 2les leek with 16 or 17 rows of scales 
to preopercle. Lateral li with short branch to pectoral 
base, ascends after dors 
peduncie. Dorsal inserted slightly behind 
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about last fourth between eye and caucal base, 
in front and anal similar, only little larger. 
