5 | AYRAE ARNID AE. 
Sphyraena langsar Bleeker. 
cniegedanememenenineaan  witnenenaemusentnen 
Head 2-4/5 to 3-1/6; depth 5-2/3 to 8; D. V Ay T5259 
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scales 75 te 84 in leteral line to caudal base and 8 to 14 more on latter; 
8 or 9 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin; 9 or 10 
below lateral line to anal origin; 28 to 52 predorsal scales to 
snout 2-1/5 to 2-1/4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4-1/4 to 
maxillary 2-2/5 to 2-2/3; interorbital 5-1/8 to 6-3/4. 
kt. 
peduncle 2 to 2-4/5 in its length or 41/5 to 4e1/4 in head. Head wel 
compressed, width 3-1/8 to 3-4/5 in its length. Snout conic, 
2-1/4 in its length. Front pupil edge about midway in head. 
to 9410 in snout and a row of fine even 
front, one below in front directed back. Iinterorbital nea 
i. 
Gillerakers lenceolate, <, one in angle of 
OD 
Body moderately elongate; fusiform, compressed; least depth of 
first arch and other close 
caudal 
Ll 
bellows 
Seales rather adherent, parallel; basal marginal striae <8 to 503 circuli 
very fine; 7 or 8 scales behind eye to preopercle ridge; ft dorsal 
anal scaly basally First dorsal origin much nearer mandible tip 
caudal base, second spine 2-1/3 to 3 in head; 
backward in young. Soft dorsal inserted much 
dorsal than caudal base; first ray 2-3/4 to 3 
second dorsal, similar. Caudal well forked 5/6 to 
pectoral 2-3/4 to 3-1/8, 1 1early or quite to first dorsal 
back brownish, sides 
Length 120 to 
also include 
+ ; wey = } ct gubeak aa. te 
parison W ith S. commerson2i Al 
ee SD — ee ee 
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