. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. a. Fig. 19.—a, lateral line scale, and b, ordinary scale of young Palunolepis brachy-dactylus ; c, scale of young Chilodactylus fasciatus. In all the figures theposterior margin is to the right. Key to the South African genera. 1. Scales small; 6 series in sheath along base of dorsal fin 2. Scales moderate ; 1-2 series in sheath . Gen. Chilodactylus Lac. 1803. Lacepede, Hist. Xat. Poiss, vol. v, p. 5. Anterior profile not steeply inclined. Head scaly, without and belly
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. a. Fig. 19.—a, lateral line scale, and b, ordinary scale of young Palunolepis brachy-dactylus ; c, scale of young Chilodactylus fasciatus. In all the figures theposterior margin is to the right. Key to the South African genera. 1. Scales small; 6 series in sheath along base of dorsal fin 2. Scales moderate ; 1-2 series in sheath . Gen. Chilodactylus Lac. 1803. Lacepede, Hist. Xat. Poiss, vol. v, p. 5. Anterior profile not steeply inclined. Head scaly, without and belly rounded in adult. Scales rather small, concentricallystriate ; those on cheeks, opercles, and breast considerably smaller,feebly developed, more or less papilliform. Six rows of small scalesforming the sheath along base of dorsal fin ; 3-4 rows forming sheathalong anal. Xo naked groove between sheath and body spines evenly graduated. Anal short, spines not very strong,anterior rays considerably longer than the posterior ones. The type species of this genus is C. f
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