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Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier, 
Head 3 3/4; depth 4 1/6; D.VII, 26; A.25: scales in 100 
rows along lateral line to caudal base; 75 scales in lateral 
line to caudal base; 17 scales above lateral line to soft dor- 
sal origin; 26 scales below lateral line to anal origin; 50 
predorsal scales; snout 2 2/5 in head; eye 5; maxillary 2 2/3; 
ed Shoeina val 5; head width 1 3/5. Snout conic, width 1 1/6 ite 
length. Broad lips tough, finely papillose. Jaws with outer 
rowsof mer or less uniform conic teeth, inside band of small 
simple teeth, wide in front of jaws and narrowing behind; 6 low 
broad conic teeth in vomer. Interorbital nearly level, with 
very slight median depression. ‘reopercle edge entire. Rakers 
74-8, lanceolate, 2 2/5 in filaments, which 11/2 in eye. Scales 
 gvowdsé on predorsal; snout, preorbital and front half of inter- 
orbital naked; 14 rows of scales across cheek to greopercle angle; 
basal radiating striae on scales 10 to 123 apical denticles 26 to 
32; lateral circuli coarse, basal fine, Color in alcohol dull 
brown, belly scarcely paler, Soft dorsal with submarginal dusky 
band by ah eyaey ee Length 234 mm, Rio Janeiro. 9 ork aber 
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Head 2 5/6 te S; deptn 4 1/4 to 4 3/5; De ive CLS. Bae or aka 
20 or 213 scales 70 to 74 in lateral line to caudal base; 10 to 12 
scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 19 to 22 below to 
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anal origin; 44 to 54 predorsal scales; snout 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 in 
