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insertion 47.8 (53.2); distance from dorsal origin to midcaudal fin 
base 52.3 (51.4); dorsal origin to tip of adipose fin 42.8 (41.7). 
The following counts were made, respectively: Dorsal rays ii, 8 
(ii, 8); anal ii, 11 (ii, 12); pectoral i, 11-1, 11 (Gi, 11-1, 11); pelvic i, 
6-1, 6 (i, 6-1, 6); scales 31 (31); scales above lateral line 5 (5) and 
below lateral line to pelvic insertion 4 (4); scales in front of dorsal fin 
to tip of supraoccipital process 10 (10); scales bordering one side of 
supraoccipital process 2} (3); number of teeth and their arrange- 
Ficure 45.—Creagrutops maracaiboensis, new genus and species: Holotype, U.S.N.M. No. 
121531, 22 mm. in standard length. 
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Figure 46.—Creagrutops maracaiboensis, new genus and species: Arrangement of teeth on 
premaxillaries and on maxillaries. 
ment in upper jaw as shown in figure 46, teeth on mandible 6 on each 
side. 
A summary of my counts is recorded in table 21. 
TABLE 21.—Counts made on Creagrutops maracaiboensis 
Number of fin rays Number of scales 
Head 
: F Above | Below 
* to mid- | Pores in lat- In front of 
Dorsal Anal Pectoral Pelvic Seta || Gael ERAS Bical jpteral aorealtin 
base 
li, 18 | iii, 11] iii,12; i, 10 | i, 11] i,12 | i,6 | i,7 31 9 10 5 4 10 11 
