490 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [J^^^^Y; 



small, anterior or its anterior margin nearly at first third in total length 

 of head, a little longer than deep, and high. A small sharp spine on 

 preorbital below anterior rim of orbit and directed anteriorly. Maxil- 

 lary reaching below nostril, but not front of orbit. ]\louth small, nar- 

 row, inferior and mandible included. Lips rather thin. Teeth small, 

 in rather broad bands which are distinct though approximated in front 

 of each jaw, conic, and directed a little backward. Buccal folds broad. 

 No teeth on roof of mouth or on tongue. Tongue slender or elongate 

 and not evidently free. Nostrils lateral, directly in front of eye, and in 

 form of a rather long horizontal slit. Intcrorbital space narrow and 

 convex. 



Gill-opening inferior, forming a narrow triangle on chest below and 

 extending forward for about last * of head. Rakers absent. Fila- 

 ments about equal to vertical diameter of orbit. No pseudobranchia). 

 Isthmus rather short and narrowly compressed. 



Scales small, elongate, crowded in appearance or close together, 

 adherent and in a regular oblique series. Lateral line continuous, 

 extending at first superiorly and then median after anal spines to cau- 

 dal. Tubes simple and rather pronounced. Smaller scales crowded 

 along bases of vertical fins and pectorals. Head, except snout, branehi- 

 ostegal region and mandible, covered with small scales. 



Vertical fins continuous. Spinous dorsal longer than soft dorsal, 

 though at first low where it originates over middle of pectoral, then 

 each spine increasing gradually in height to last, which is highest. Soft 

 dorsal and anal of about equal height, latter originating a little nearer 

 tip of caudal than gill-opening. Caudal small, rounded, of about 16? 

 rays, and last rays of soft dorsal and anal extending on it basaily for 

 at least half its length. Pectoral broad, short, rounded and a little low 

 in its insertion. Second anal spine much largest, similar to last dorsal 

 spine through placed a little anterior to its base. Yent close in front 

 of spinous anal or a little nearer base of caudal than orbit. 



Color in alcohol deep wood-brown, lower surface paler or inclining 

 to very pale or dirty-brown, especially on abdomen, thorax and under 

 surface of head. Dorsals and anals with more or less dark color 

 medianly, and becoming more or less blackish submarginally, margins 

 of these fins rather conspicuously creamy-whitish . Caudal and pectoral 

 creamy or pale brownish, each with two rather variable cross blotches 

 of deep or blackish-brown joined somewhat medianly by a bar of same 

 color. Snout brownish and rostral appendage deep brown. Iris slaty. 



I^ength lOj inches. 



One example. This agrees somewhat with eight examples I recorded 



