. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlGURE 26.—CAREPR0CTU3 ECTENES. TeETH FROM TYPE ened, the following rays increasing gradually in length. Anterior anal rays with free tips. Caudal slender, truncate, of about eight rays; dorsal and anal connections to the coudal apparently not greater than basal third of caudal. Pectoral notched; the lower lobe of seven rays graduated in length, reaching vent or beyond; upper edge of pectoral on a level with lower part of the eye. Disk small, equal to the eye or smaller, posterior edge under base of upper pectoral ray; the flap broad posteri
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlGURE 26.—CAREPR0CTU3 ECTENES. TeETH FROM TYPE ened, the following rays increasing gradually in length. Anterior anal rays with free tips. Caudal slender, truncate, of about eight rays; dorsal and anal connections to the coudal apparently not greater than basal third of caudal. Pectoral notched; the lower lobe of seven rays graduated in length, reaching vent or beyond; upper edge of pectoral on a level with lower part of the eye. Disk small, equal to the eye or smaller, posterior edge under base of upper pectoral ray; the flap broad posteriorly. Vent distant from disk by three- fourths diameter of disk, behind a vertical from the gill slit. Color nearly a uniform dusky brown, lighter on snout and helly; mouth, gill cavity, and stomach white, peritoneum white, dotted. Synopsis.—Dorsal 48; anal 44 pectoral 30-32; pyloric coeca 0-6. Depth of body to 8 in length without caudal. Disk in the head. Teeth strongly trilobed. Snout depressed and distinctly projecting. Gill slit above the pectoral. Dorsal fin typically notched, sometimes the anterior rays equal in length. Vent distant from disk by three-fourths diameter of disk. Color dusky brown to gray- ish. Reaching a length of 87 mm. Bemarks.—The presence of pyloric coeca in aU the specimens of this species is somewhat doubtful. In the specimens examined the. 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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