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Lepisoma microcirrhis (Valenciennes ys Pot. » H/o am A val 7 : 
Head 3 1/10 to 3 2/5; depth 4 2/7 to 4 1/4; D.XXIV to 
may, 11 or 42; A. IT, 21. to 253 scales in.100 to 104 rows, 
70 in young, along and close above lateral line to caudal 
base; tubular scales 59 to 62, in young 46, in lateral line to 
caudal base; 10 or 11 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal 
origin; 21 or 22 scales below lateral line to anal origin; snout 
3 2/3 to 4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4 1/6 to 7 2/3; max- 
illary 21/10 to 2 1/2; interorbital 9 1/8 to 11 1/4; head width 
‘1 5/6 to 21/10 in total heed length. Snout about long as wide, 
surface convex, Teeth as in L. philippi. Rakers 2%7, short, asperei 
ous denticles, lanceolate in young; filaments equal eye. ‘Scales cy- 
cloid, marginal radiating basal striae 24 or 25; circuli coarse, 
Color in alcohol warm umber generally, mottled rarker. Body every- 
where with very fine deep brown spots or dots, also on fins, 
Length 90 to 290 mm, Seven examples Without locality, though ece 
cording to the original drawings four are from Valparaiso and one 
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Our smal % example shows he origeut tal tentacle about 
2/5 of the eye. 
Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood). 
lead 3 2/5; depth 3 3/5; D. XII, 153 A. 18; snout 3 in head; 
eye 3 1/6; maxillary 3; interorbital 2 in eye; head width 1 2/5 
in its length, Snout convex, rather Lnelined, length 3/4 its 
width measured at front of eye. Eye trifle less than snout,high, 
