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ate; interorbital 8, deeply concave. Gill rakers 1 + 10, of Avliicli 4 

 lowest mere short low rudiments; lanceolate, 2^/2 in eye, longer than 

 gill filaments. 



Pair of broad, flat, triangular, divergent, rostral spines, extended 

 forward, half of eye; 2 antero-supraorbital spines each side and 

 postero-supraorbital spines each side, close and with rather deep 

 transverse groove close behind; ridge of suborbital stay obsolete, 

 little developed, and with only very short, small spine at preopercle 

 angle; strong, pointed, suprascapular spine; smaller, pointed opercu- 

 lar spine, level Avith lower edge of eye ; strong pointed humeral spine, 

 with broad deep base, subequal with length of spine. 



Scales 53 or 54 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on 

 latter; 4 above, 19 or 20 below; 5 predorsal. Chest, breast, belly, 



H.W.F. del. 

 Figure 50. — Lcpidotrigla arijyrosoma, new species. Type. 



and caudal base finely scaled, only prepectoral region and small areai 

 behind bases of paired fins naked. Along each side of bases of dor- 

 sals 23 bucklers each bearing a strong spine. Lateral line little high, 

 distinct, each scale with trifid tubes. Scales with 4 to 6 basal radiat- 

 ing striae; to 8 short strong apical points; circuli fine, concentiic, 

 often obsolete apically. 



D. IX-15, first spine 1% in head, third ray 2; A. 15, seventh 

 ray 2'%; caudal ll^, emarginate behind; least depth of caudal pe- 

 duncle IV3 in eye; pectoral reaches II/2 to caudal base, 2% "^ length 

 from snout tip to caudal base, reaches eleventh anal ray base, rays 

 I, 5, iv-iii, uppermost ray of lower section 1% in upper section 

 of fin; ventral reaches fourth anal rav base, fin l^V in head, rays 

 I, 5. 



Head brownish, with silvery reflection and pale lilac tints on sides 

 and below eye. Upper half of body pale fawn brovvii, lower half 

 white with silvery tints. Dorsal spines each with 4 or 5 dull brown 

 blotches. Second dorsal with 2 rows of brov.nish spots, 2 spots on 



