[Journals], 1908-1912
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The tip of the snout is white below on both sides - The tongue is blue slate - The mucous membrane in the mouth is white tinged with purpleish Flabellae Below white with a narrow red,- port. band of black along the ridge of the peduncle almost to notch - The & ant. edge also at the tip. port. edge is also margined with black. Above black with some white circles. Port. margin of flabellae scalloped, but not deeply. Dorsal Has usual humpback shape. It has both the entire and & edge & the tip edge with white. Fin. Above black with many white circles entire along port. edge - a cluster of circles near the post. margin & another cluster at the port. edge near the tip - ant. & edge white, with some black at & 6 of the 8 tubercules. Below pure white except for a small black blotch at base & a little black at the tip. Belemn When looked at from front & back blisters wrinkles show dark- brown-gray with a narrow dirty light gray band in the center of the row for half to the ant. half. The post. bay has all wrinkles dark brown-gray.