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coracoids or in front of base of pectoral spine 35.7 (33.9; 33.8; 33.2); 

 greatest depth of body 25.7 (27.2; 25.4; 25.7); length of snout 28.6 

 (30.3; 29.5; 27.6); width of fleshy interorbital space 23.4 (22.8; 22.3; 

 21.5); diameter of eye 3.93 (3.57; 4.06; 3.77); postorbital length of 

 head 10.9 (11.2; 10.4; 10.2); length of longest spine on interopercle 

 27.5 (29.0; 26.9; 30.4); length of caudal peduncle or the distance 

 from base of last anal ray to base of middle caudal fin rays 25.7 

 (25.4; 26.8; 28.3); least depth of caudal peduncle 9.82 (10.3; 10.2; 

 10.2); length of base of dorsal fin 26.4 (25.9; 25.4; 25.7); length of 

 bony dorsal spine 29.1 (26.3; 27.2; 27.6); length of bony pectoral 

 spine 36.4 (37.9; 38.1; 35.5); length of anal spine 16.8 (15.6; 15.2; 

 15.1); length of pelvic spine 26.1 (25.9; 25.9; 24.5); length of upper 

 ray of caudal fin 30.4 (regeneratmg on holotype) (43.3; 42.2; 36.8); 

 length of lower ray of caudal 35.4 (— ; 35.0; 33.6); length of shortest 

 midcaudal thjs 22.8 (22.3; 20.3; 21.5); distance from snout to origm 

 of dorsal fin 47.5 (51.3; 51.8; 49.0); snout to origin of adipose fin 

 83.2 (82.1; 84.3; 84.5); snout to origin of anal fin 70.3 (68.7; 69.0; 

 68.7). 



The following counts were made, respectively: Dorsal rays always 

 1,7; anal rays always 1,4; pectorals always 1,6; pelvics always 

 1,5; teeth in ramus of upper jaw then of lower jaw on one side 8-9 

 (8-8; 8-8; 8-9); number of plates in lower lateral series 25 (25; 26; 

 25); pores in lateral line 25 (25; 26; 25); plates from base of anal fin 

 to midbase of caudal 13 (13; 13; 12); plates from anal base to origin 

 of adipose 6 (5; 5; 6); always three plates before dorsal fin. 



Front of head depressed, contour from eyes forward almost straight, 

 the supraoccipital arched but no median keel posteriorly; flattisli 

 shelf from eye to nostrils, the space between nostrils convex, this 

 continuing to tip of snout; eye in rear two-tliirds length of head; 

 the posterior margin of the supraoccipital plate is gently convex, all 

 of the scutes from head posteriorly are carinate with one to three or 

 four prominent spines; spines on interopercle long, with the tips 

 hooked outward, and the longest spine reaching to middle of second 

 plate of lower lateral series; pectoral spine long, heavy, with numerous 

 long spines on its dorsal surface posteriorly; the pectoral spiae reaches 

 a little beyond the middle of the pelvic spine and the latter reaches 

 almost to opposite rear base of anal fin; caudal peduncle a little com- 

 pressed, its least depth about 2}^ in its length; origin of anal fin a 

 httle behind a vertical thi-ough rear base of dorsal fin; belly and under- 

 side of head completely covered over with rough platelets; no naked 

 area at tip of snout; intestine much coiled; upper ray of caudal fin 

 elongate on the two smaller paratypes, extending considerably 

 behind the other rays. 



