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line and 15 below; about 60 predorsal scales; snout, S^V in head; eye, 

 4|; maxillary, 2|; interorbital, 3f, 



Body well compressed, contour elongately ellipsoid. Caudal 

 peduncle compressed, least depth If its length. Head elongately 

 triangular, upper profile slightly more inclined, well compressed 

 with flattened sides but slightly constricted below. Snout convex, 

 shghtly so in profile and width about U its length. Eye large, little 

 elevated, advanced so hind pupil edge about midway in head length. 

 Maxillary to pupil, expansion slightly less than half of eye. Teeth 

 uniserial. Two large curved canines in front of each jaw and front 

 pair of smaller ones in upper. Upper teeth smaller than lower, less 

 developed, and largely concealed m coriaceous Ups. Vomer and 

 palatines entire. Tongue depressed, pointed, httle free. Nostrils 

 close together, little before eye. Interorbital convex. Greatest 

 preorbital width equals eye. Preopercle edge entire. Rakers about 

 10 + 17, three-fifths of filaments, which 1§ in eye. Scales finely 

 ctenoid, largely uniform, though smaller on top of head, caudal base, 

 and sheaths along bases of vertical fins. Cheek with 8 rows of scales. 

 Axillary ventral scaly flap 2^ in fin. Lateral line of simple tubes. 

 Dorsal origin slightly behind pectoral origin; spines slender, fourth 

 spine, 2f in head. Soft dorsal origin about midway between bases of 

 caudal and fourth dorsal spine, rays sloping down behind and first 

 3f in head. Spinous anal inserted about opposite soft dorsal origin; 

 second spine 4 in head, though third (damaged) longest. Soft anal 

 like soft dorsal. Caudal well emarginate behind; upper lobe IJ in 

 head. Pectoral nearly to vent, which close before vent, IJ in head; 

 ventral, 2. 



Color in alcohol uniform brownish generally, silvered and brassy 

 reflections on sides below, which region also generally paler. Iris, 

 brown. Fins, dull brown. Length, 293 mm. 



