. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 82 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Relationships.—L. rhodosoma resembles L. ochotensis in most re- spects, differing in the shape of the head and the coloration. These two species inhabit the same geographical region, but up to the present time all the specimens listed as L. rhodosoma are from greater depths than any of the specimens of L. ochotensis. It seems unlikely that L. rhodosoma represents a color phase of L. ochotensis. Description oj type.—Dorsal 45; anal 37; pectoral 41; pyloric coeca 37; depth of body ; head E
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 82 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Relationships.—L. rhodosoma resembles L. ochotensis in most re- spects, differing in the shape of the head and the coloration. These two species inhabit the same geographical region, but up to the present time all the specimens listed as L. rhodosoma are from greater depths than any of the specimens of L. ochotensis. It seems unlikely that L. rhodosoma represents a color phase of L. ochotensis. Description oj type.—Dorsal 45; anal 37; pectoral 41; pyloric coeca 37; depth of body ; head Eye 7 in head; disk Figure 13.—Lipaeis ingens. Prickles from type Body more elongate and tapering more gradually than is typical of the tide-pool species. Head distinctly pointed; profile rising grad- ually from snout to occiput, a slight depression over the eyes; sides of head sloping outward slightly; the cheeks little swollen. Mouth moderate; maxillary reaching vertical from middle of eye.* Teeth with well-developed lateral lobes; the smaller teeth blunt but the |obes indicated; the larger teeth rather slender and recurved, with ateral lobes well developed; arranged in 17 oblique rows in the half. 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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