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are recorded below, first for the holotype, then for the paratype in 
parentheses. Standard length in millimeters 37.3 (85.5). 
Length of head 24.1 (24.2); greatest depth of body 33.5 (27.1); 
length of snout 5.90 (6.20); diameter of eye 8.04 (7.89); distance from 
tip of snout to end of maxillary 7.77 (8.74); width of interorbital 
space 7.50 (7.60); postorbital length of head 11.3 (11.3); least depth 
of caudal peduncle 11.3 (10.4); length of caudal peduncle 16.4 (16.3); 
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Ficure 42.—Cheirodontops geayi, new genus and species: Holotype, U.S.N.M. No. 121507, 
37.3 mm. in standard length. 
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Ficure 43.—Cheirodontops geayi, new genus and species: a, Premaxillary tooth; 6, mandib- 
ular tooth. 
length of base of anal fin 28.4 (28.2); length of longest anal ray 17.7 
(17.5); longest dorsal ray 25.7 (28.2); longest pectoral ray 19.3 (19.2); 
longest pelvic ray 17.4 (21.7); length of upper caudal fin lobe 28.1 
(27.6) and of lower caudal lobe 29.2 (28.2); distance from snout tip 
to dorsal origin 51.0 (49.6); snout to adipose origin 83.9 (84.0); snout 
to anal origin 60.8 (58.6); snout to pectoral insertion 23.1 (22.6); 
snout to pelvic insertion 44.2 (40.9); snout to anus 56.8 (55.0); dorsal 
origin to midcaudal fin base 56.0 (56.0); dorsal origin to tip of adipose 
fin 41.6 (43.7). 
The following counts were made: Dorsal fin rays 1, 9 (ii, 9; i, 9; 
11, 9;11, 9; 1, 9; 11, 9); anal i, 22 (au, 20; 1, 21; 11, 21 511, 21 511, 22; 11, 22); 
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i, 10-1, 10); pelvic i, 7 on both sides of all specimens; branched caudal 
fin rays always 17; scale rows from upper edge of gill opening to base 
