[Journals], 1908-1912
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Four long creases run out of corner of mouth ready to insertion of pectoral - two other shorter ones seem parallel about these, but they do not come from mouth or neck fin. Dorsal Fin is low & triangular - the posterior border has [illegible] same shape as anterior - the extreme tip has been curved The top of its ped- wide from dorsal fin to pectorals is thin & rounded. Fleches - Top edge of peduncle is 56 cent. from the center of the anterior margin of the fleshes - bottom edge is 46 cent. Fleshes are placed at a slight incline upward - notch of fleshes 19 deep - edges of notch overlap - On its fleshes below the edge of the peduncle strip bears 25- from notch - nerve 31 from notch - Folds - Are widest near navel where they end - here width is 1/2 - Points of greatest deviation of folds is between pectoralis - They are narrowest at throat. Folds are wide where they run upon navel, are direct & below pectoralis they are very narrow (4 was average width in throat) and as they go backward widen out gradually, so that those of belly are much wider than in throat & fore-crest - The