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SCORPAENA MCADAMSI, new species 



Figure 24 



Depth 21/2 to 24/^ ; head 2Jo to 21/3, width I1/2 to 1%. Snout 31/2 to 4 

 in head from snout tip ; eye 3% to 4, subequal with snout, greater than 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches i/^ to % in eye, expansion 1% to 1%, 

 length ly^ to 1% in head from snout tip; teeth in narrow, villiform 

 bands in jaAvs, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 5 to 5%, deeply 

 concave : occipital depression moderate, transverse, close behind level 

 of eyes. Gill rakers 5 + 8, short tubercles i^ of gill filaments, which 

 2% in eye. 



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Figure 24. — Scorpaena mcadamsi, nev/ species. Type. 



Nasal pair of spines moderate ; short antero-supraorbital spine for- 

 ward, and 2 postero-supraorbitals each side, close, well back; pair of 

 strong nuchal spines, close behind posterior of 2 postero-supraorbitals ; 

 parietal and occipital pair of spines each strong; posterior preorbital 

 spine small, directed down; suborbital stay with 2 short spines; 4 

 preopercular spines, with small auxiliary at uppermost basally ; strong 

 postocular ; suprascapular spine present ; 2 opercular spines ; humeral 

 spine well developed. 



Scales 27 + 3 close above and along lateral line; tubular scales 21 + 

 in lateral line; 6 scales above, 12 below; 5 predorsal. Opercle and 

 postocular region scaly above. Usually fringed supraocular flap, at 

 least long as eye. Scales with 7 or 8 short, marginal, subparallel basal 

 striae; circuli 18 to 20, moderate. 



D. XII, 10, fourth spine 2% to 2i/4 in total head length, second ray 

 2 to 3; A. Ill, 5, second spine 2 to 214, second ray 1% to V/s', caudal 



