. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. EEVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPAEIDAE 177 posteriorly; mouth and stomach pale; peritoneum black. Reaching a length of 141 mm. Remarlcs.—The head of the young resembles that of P. cephalus, the occiput being greatly swollen, not so pronounced in the adult. The maxOlary reaches from beneath the middle of the eye to the posterior margin. Tail very slender and attenuate, appearing short, slender, and attenuate in the young when contrasted with the deep head and trunk. Pores normal for the genus. Pseudobranchiae absent. About 10 of the dorsal ray
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. EEVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPAEIDAE 177 posteriorly; mouth and stomach pale; peritoneum black. Reaching a length of 141 mm. Remarlcs.—The head of the young resembles that of P. cephalus, the occiput being greatly swollen, not so pronounced in the adult. The maxOlary reaches from beneath the middle of the eye to the posterior margin. Tail very slender and attenuate, appearing short, slender, and attenuate in the young when contrasted with the deep head and trunk. Pores normal for the genus. Pseudobranchiae absent. About 10 of the dorsal rays unsegmented. Caudal com- paratively broad, truncate, connected for half its length to the anal, the dorsal and anal connections nearly equal. Pectoral divided into. 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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