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large scales on cheek, the third row overlapping the fourth, making it 

 narrower than preceding rows; no small scales basally on cheek scales 

 or at margins of this scaled region except anteriorly near hind edge of 

 preorbital; 8 or 9 large scales on opercle with a few small scales ante- 

 riorly and posteriorly; interopercle scaled; free fold of gill membranes 

 across isthmus scaled; about 6 median predorsal scales; 8 rows of 

 scales above lateral line on caudal peduncle on one side to lateral line 

 on other; small scales basally on fins; first dorsal soft ray slightly 

 prolonged; membranes of spinous portion of dorsal fhi moderately 

 incised, the one between fifth and sixth dorsal spines indented about 

 four-tenths the length of the spines; pelvic fuis reach beyond anus, 

 almost to origin of anal fin; pectoral fuis reach a vertical from base of 

 second anal spine to second anal soft ray; second of lower unbranched 

 pectoral rays usually the longest, extending beyond longest branched 

 ray for a distance equal to about half the length of the branched ra}"; 

 fh"st anal soft ray unbranched; caudal fin emarginate, the caudal 

 indentation about one-thhd to two-fifths eye diameter; a fringe of 

 about 6 cirri on flap at rear of anterior nostril; chri near tips of dorsal 

 spines relatively thin and short. 



Color in alcohol light tan with 2 broad vertical dark browm bars, 

 one running downward from occipital region of head and anterior 

 part of dorsal fin to upper part of opercle and the other centered at 

 base of sLxth to seventh dorsal spines and running to lateral line, 

 these bars formed by dark edges on scales which aj^pear as lengthwise 

 zigzag lines (bars very faint on some specimens); a third faint dusky 

 region on back may be seen on some specimens centered at origin 

 of soft portion of dorsal fin, and 2 still fainter regions more poste- 

 riorly, the last dorsaUy on caudal peduncle; dorsal fui whitish basaUy, 

 hyaline distally, the clear part of soft portion of fin with faint dusky 

 rings about the size of the pupil; anal fin dusky, especially anteriorly 

 in soft portion, except outer part of membranes in spinous portion 

 which are hyaline; caudal fin hyaline with dusky spots arranged in 

 a large median posterior crescent, those in lower part of fin darker 

 than those in upper part; paired fins pale. 



The following color note was made by L. P. Schultz on May 16, 

 1950, when the specimens reached the U.S. National Museum: 

 "Upon arrival this cirrhitid was barred with bright reddish orange; 

 mouth orange; a red bar from behind eye do\vn across cheek, another 

 from front of eye across preorbital, corner of mouth, meeting its 

 feUow on underside of head; tip of chin red; red streak along middorsal 

 line of snout to tip of snout; giU membranes over isthmus red; red 

 spots with black margms on dorsal fhi; caudal fin posteriorly with 

 black spots; vertical red bars (on head and body) made up of red 

 blotches which are more or less arranged in lengthwise rows." 



