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External characters.
On the top of the head there is
a double line of prominent knobs
alternating + running from the
top of the snout to a point partly
below the eyes. On the median line
from the ante end of the whiskers a
line of knobs runs to the tip of
the snout. The eye has a deep
furrow above + below it - The ear
is a small opening large enough
to insert a small seal finger.
From the post. border of the dorsal fin
to the flukes, the top edge of the
peduncle is gently crenulated.
The dorsal fin is small +
ends like this -> blunt
at the top + nearly an even regular
steps to the tip. Midway between the
post axis + the flukes on the superior
edge of the peduncle are several
deep notches or creases +
The tip of the upper m. rostrum is
fairly pointed, about like this ->
.
The tip of the lower mandible (symphysis)
is