. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 16 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM DAMPIERIA MELANOSTIGMA, new species Depth 2% to 31/3; head 3l^ to 33/5, width 1% to 2iV. Snout 314 to 4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4 to 4%, 1 to I14 in snout, greater than interorbital in young to subequal with age; maxillary reaches eye, vertically inclined, expansion 1% to 2% in eye, length 2l^ to 21/^ in head from upper jaw tip; 4 canines in front of each jaw, variable, sometimes only 3 above and median lateral sometimes as several well developed one on side of jaw; teeth in villiform b
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 16 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM DAMPIERIA MELANOSTIGMA, new species Depth 2% to 31/3; head 3l^ to 33/5, width 1% to 2iV. Snout 314 to 4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4 to 4%, 1 to I14 in snout, greater than interorbital in young to subequal with age; maxillary reaches eye, vertically inclined, expansion 1% to 2% in eye, length 2l^ to 21/^ in head from upper jaw tip; 4 canines in front of each jaw, variable, sometimes only 3 above and median lateral sometimes as several well developed one on side of jaw; teeth in villiform bands, with outer enlarged row laterally; narrow band of villiform teeth across vomer; interorbital 4^4 to 6, convex. Gill rakers 5 + 9, lanceolate, robust, short. Tubular scales 53 to 57 in upper section of lateral line, 17 or 18 + 2 or 3 in lower section; 6 or 7 scales above lateral line, 20 or 21 below, 26 or 27 predorsal; 8 to 10 rows of scales vertically on ^^'^: '"^a-^ir^o^Z-^^^ .^^ m. m. Figure 2.—Dampieria melaxostigmAj new species. Type Scales with 10 to 15 basal radiating striae; 60 to 86 apical denticles with 2 series of basal elements; circuli very fine. D. II, 25, I, second spine 4'% to 5i/^ in total head length, twenty- third ray I14 to 1%; A. Ill, 14, i, third spine 4 to 5, twelfth ray 11/^ to 1%; least depth of caudal peduncle 1-^ to 2^^; pectoral 1% to 1%; ventral I14 to 1%; caudal 3 to 3i/4 in combined head and body, convex behind. Burnt umber generally, variably lighter or darker. Often most of posterior portion of body pale to light yellowish or buff. Head with about a dozen oblique deep brown lines, variably distinct, mostly on cheek; others more or less as spots or bars above. Sometimes same appearance on predorsal and upper front part of trunk or as dusky spot to each scale. Trunk and tail variably with 10 blackish longi- tudinal lines, one medianly in alternating rows of scales. Edges of soft dorsal and anal narrowly dusky to black. Soft do
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