. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHOENIX AND SAMOAN ISLANDS 191 ing to base of caudal fin 30 (29; 30; 29); imniber of scales in lateral line 22 (22; 23; 21) ; number of scales above end of lateral line 21/2 (2; 2; 2) ; number of scales from origin of anal fin upward and back- ward to lateral line 9 (9; 9; 9); the gill rakers were counted as fol- lows, all rudiments included (6?+ 11; 4+11; 5 + 10), these rakers are very short. The teeth are compressed, close-set, and uniserial and project for- ward ; the top of the head is scaled forward to opposite the nostril
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHOENIX AND SAMOAN ISLANDS 191 ing to base of caudal fin 30 (29; 30; 29); imniber of scales in lateral line 22 (22; 23; 21) ; number of scales above end of lateral line 21/2 (2; 2; 2) ; number of scales from origin of anal fin upward and back- ward to lateral line 9 (9; 9; 9); the gill rakers were counted as fol- lows, all rudiments included (6?+ 11; 4+11; 5 + 10), these rakers are very short. The teeth are compressed, close-set, and uniserial and project for- ward ; the top of the head is scaled forward to opposite the nostrils; there are three rows of scales on the cheek, and in addition the pre- opercular edge is scaled; the suborbitals are scaled, and this scalation extends forward so that one or two scales occur on the posterior part of the preorbital region, the remainder being Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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