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each side, followed by close set, low, broad pair above hind eye 

 edge, behind which a deep notch; pair of low, small occipital spines; 

 suprascapula Avith broad plate bearing strong spine with keel for- 

 ward; strong horizontal postocular keel bearing several close set 

 points behind; ridge of suborbital stay little developed, only below 

 eye, ends in blunt spine at preopercle angle; small opercular spine, 

 level with lower edge of eye, extends back little over gill opening; 

 large, broad humeral plate with horizontal keel ending in strong, 

 slender spine, slightly longer than eye. 



Scales 58 in lateral line to caudal base, each with 5 or 6 divergent 

 tubules; 4 above to soft dorsal origin, 16 below; 7 predorsal. Chest, 

 breast, prepectoral region and basal region close behind paired fins 

 naked. Small scales on belly and caudal base. Along bases of dorsals 



H.W.F.del. 



Figure 51. — Lepidotrigla punctipectoralia, new species. Type. 



each side 23 bony bucklers, each armed with a strong spine, of which 

 8 along base of spinous fin. Scales with 4 to 6 basal radiating striae; 

 row of 13 to 15 rather triangular apical denticles; circuli fine, obsolete 

 apically. 



D. X-15, I, second spine I14 in head from snout tip, fifth ray 3; 

 A. 16, fifth ray 4; caudal li/o, slightly emarginate behind; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 1^4 in eye; pectoral I1/3, rays i, 7, iii-iii, 

 uppermost of 3 lower detached rays equals pectoral, though as little 

 advanced not reaching hind end of pectoral; ventral reaching base 

 of second anal ray, rays I, 5, fin li/4 in head from snout tip. 



Head brownish. Iris gray, apparently Avhite in life. Upper half 

 of body pale yellow^ish brown, lower half silvery white. Fins whitish. 

 Upper part of pectoral largely gray black, all rays on outer surfaces 

 whitish; in blackish area scattered small white spots and several 

 larger below; edge of fin white all around. 



