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dd. Mouth small, the maxillary not icacliiug to anterior eilgo of orbit, ahont 

 3i ill head; pectorals loug, I5 in liead; scales large, 

 (;_18_14. llody ovate-elongate, compressed, considerably 

 elevated at nape; anterior iirofile straight or slightly 

 concave from nape to point of snout; snout sharp and 

 l)ointed; prcoperclo and suprascapular scale coarsely 

 serrate ; dorsal lin very deeply notched ; dorsal spines long 

 and strong, the loijgest about 2 in head; soft dorsal sliort; 

 its base contained about 2,^ times in base of spinous por- 

 tion; second dorsal spine very long and stroug, about 2 in 

 head; soft dorsal and anal vrith a single row of a few 

 scales behind each ray near the base; pectoral long, 

 reaching a little beyond the vent, about 8^ in body. 

 Cidoratiou in spirits dusky, with a metallic luster above, 

 lighter below; about four dusky transverse bands extend- 

 ing to level of pectoral. Head, 2|; depth, 2|; scales, 

 6-48-14; D. xii, 13; A, iii, 7.; eye, 4^; preorbital, 4f; 

 snout, 2|; maxillary, 3^; pectoral, 3^ in body; fourth 

 dorsal spine, 2 in head; second anal spine, 2; soft dorsal, 



2ii(, in spinous Mackacantiius, 66. 



ce. Dorsal spines, XIII ; preorbital narrow. 



/. l/ody moderately elongate, the depth 21 to 3 in length. 



g. Snout pointed, 3^^ in head. Body elongate, compressed, the back 

 elevated, high at the nape, the anterior prolilo rather 

 irregular, varying with age; a more or less distinct fron- 

 tal depression above eyo in old specimens; mouth small, 

 the maxillary barely extending to the anterior edge of 

 orbit; lower jaw included; preopercle coarsely serrate, 

 the teeth wide apart; teeth small, the outer scarcely 

 enlarged; scales rather largo, 6-54-16, those above the 

 lateral line parallel; dorsal fin moderately notched; 

 secimd anal spine very stroug and long, reaching past 

 tips of all the rays ; pectoral short, caudal slightly lunate. 

 Color rather plain, about 3 or 4 ill-defined longitudinal 

 dark stripes along sides, one from point of snout to 

 middle of base of caudal. Head, 3 ; depth 2f To 3i ; scales 

 6-54-16; D. xiii, 11-12; A. 111-6, 7; eye, 3^ to 5; preorb- 

 ital, 4 to 8 ; snout, 2^ to 3| ; maxillary, 3 to 4 ; pectoral, 1,\ to 

 li; fourth dorsal spine, Ij to 2J; second anal spine, li to 

 2; soft dorsal, 2 in spinous CaocKO, 67. 



gg. Snout longer, model ately pointed, about 3 in head; body elongate, 

 ovate, compressed, the back elevated, depth about 3 in 

 length ; ptu^torals rather long, 1^ in head; anterior profile 

 steep and convex over snout, depressed above eye, becom- 

 ing slightly convex at nape; toj) of head with a slight de- 

 pression; mouth small, the nnixillary barely reaching to 

 the anterior edge of cy(^; preor))ital very narrow; teeth 

 arranged in narrow, thickly-set bands, those in front a 

 little l)roader; prcojiercle and scapula strongly serrate, 

 the serrie wide apart at angh-; eye very large, about 3 in 

 head; soft dorsal and amil slightly scaly at base; dorsal 

 fin only moderattdy notched, the soft i)art much shorter 

 and lower than the spinous portion ; dorsal si)iuc8 very 

 high and stout; second anal spine very long and stroug; 

 pectoral long; caudal slightly lunate. Color uniformly 



