Strongylura gigantea (Schlegel). 
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Head 3 1/5 to 3 1/3; (end of beak slightly damaged) 
Auth 1 «fe ee an im Postocular; D.. 11, 21; A. 11, 19: 
scales about 3520 from shoulder to caudal base end 10 more 
on latter; about 270 predorsal scales; preorbital process 
to eye 3 2/5 to 4 in rest of beak, width about equals its 
length; eye 1 4/5 to 2 in postocular; interorbital 1 7/8. 
Body subcylindrical. Caudal peduncle moderately compressed, 
width about half its least depth and 1 3/5 to 1 7/8 in eye. 
Head wide above, flattened sides moderately constricted be- 
low, width 1 2/5 to 1g in postocular. Jaws not completely 
Closing for at least basal third. Eye close to upper profile 
and combined with postocular 1; to 2 in heak. Maxillary 
concealed, beyond eye front or half way in iris to pupil. 
Teeth fine in outer moderate band, and inner a row of well 
spaced larger canines. Triangular nasal cavity long as 
pupil. Interorbital level, with conspicuous median depres- 
Sion in front and few striae on surfaces of bones. Gill- 
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opening forward to hind nasal cavity edge. Scales with 6 
to 10 parallel circuli basally and as many apically, usueal- 
ly separated. Dorsal and anal naked, cauda 
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About 18 scales behind eye to preopercle ridge. Opercle 
naked. Lateral line without keel along caudal peduncle side. 
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Dorsal origin at lest third between preopercle ridge 
caudal base, last dorsal rays extending well beyond latter. 
Anal origin opposite dorsal origin, only front rays longest. 
Pectoral 1 4/5 to 1 5/6 in head, measured from front of pre- 
orbital process. Ventral inserted nearly midway between eye 
