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to 29 ; number of scales between back and lateral lino counted 

 downwards and backwards 3 ; same between lateral line and 

 anal counted in the same way 9. 



Body oblong, compressed ; caudal peduncle rather high, 

 compressed. Head moderate ; eye lateral, high up ; posterior rim 

 of eye midway of head length to end of opercular flap ; anterior 

 two canines of each jaw large, curved, those of the lower jaw 

 slightly smaller than those of the upper ; a canine on the posterior 

 part of upper jaw. Ventral beneath axil. Posterior margin of 

 caudal seems to be gently rounded (though uncertain because of 

 damage). Scales moderate ; no scaly sheath on dorsal and anal, 

 but basal part of caudal scaly ; scales of breast slightly smaller 

 than those of side of body ; head naked, cheek also scaleless. 

 Lateral line high, concurrent with back, not interrupted poste- 

 riorly, abruptly bent beneath anal rays. 



Color in spirit grayish above, whitish beneath ; a darker 

 spot on each scale, forming oblique transverse lines. On the side 

 of body there are five dark blotches located, as follows : a large 

 blackish one on the side of body parly beneath and partly on the 

 boundary between the posterior parts of the spinous dorsal and the 

 anterior parts of the soft dorsal ; a dark one on caudal peduncle ; 

 a blackish one on opercular flap ; a black one in the part covered 

 by opercular flap and another in the part covered by the basal 

 part of pectoral fin. The last-mentioned two blotches are connected 

 by a narrow line of similar color. Pectoral plain, its upper ray 

 a little dusky ; its base blotched with brownish on the inner 

 surface and in the outer posterior half ; the latter blotch continued 

 a little downwards on the side of body. Behind eye a brownish 

 blotch, from which two lines radiate backwards ; the upper line 

 extends to the upper part of opercle, while the lower line runs 



