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57
backward
sides are sent down from a little back of fin
insertion - being the whole bar the whole
breast between fins while the 'opercula'
are the dark color with the light part of
light into the dark as usual.
Pectoral 1/2 shown is neutral tint - below
white family shaded much at tip of joint
edge of anterior 3/
light fin above patches of the light color
of the right side of my head
Flukes below white except for a very narrow
posterior edge of blue slate about 2 inches wide -
an eight fold near posterior edge area few
shades of blue slate.
external characters dorsal fins is very
falcate - it is like back fin color (light tinted)
S
47 white bars or rays plus
arranged in two parallel double
rows at top which evidence
at bottom & become scattered.
Balcan white portion 120 long - breast, said
white
1-1901
2-900
3-3951
4-490
5-360
6-685.
7-1463
8-87
9-18
10-10
11-9
12-540
13-570
14-598'
15-850
16-465
17-1280
19-246
20-58
21-33
23-96
27-82
28-51
29-48
30-6
31-25.
34-101
36-40
37-31
38-390
39-851
41-15.9 length fin (post. med. & c.): 1751
42-39
43-68.
Depth notch of flukes = 15'