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former with a bifurcating mucous canal ending in two pores. 
Opercle with two broad terminal flat spine-like points above, 
lower most posterior and with a pointed cutaneous flap behind. 
Gill-opening not quite extending as far anteriorly as front orbital 
margin. Rakers 2+ 11, short, pointed, about half length of 
filaments, which are 2 in orbit. Isthmus narrowly compressed, 
but not trenchant. Scales rather large, finely ctenoid, rather 
broadly exposed, and not especially small, except on bases of 
vertical fins. ‘Those along bases of spinous dorsal and anal form 
low sheaths, and those on bases of rayed fins extend out a short 
distance between rays. Head scaly except snout, jaws, preorbital, 
interorbital and branchiostegal regions. Scales on cheek in 8 rows 
and those on opercle a little larger. Lateral line of simple tubes 
somewhat concurrent with dorsal profile, and sloping down to 
middle of base of caudal, high at first along side of caudal pedun- 
cle. Spinous dorsal inserted over origin of pectoral, spines grad- 
uated to fourth and fifth, which are highest, third but little shorter 
than tenth, but ninth much shorter, and margin of fin somewhat 
notched. Soft dorsal inserted a little nearer origin of pectoral 
than base of caudal, and fin rather high. Spinous anal inserted 
nearly midway between front margin of pupil and base of caudal, 
margin of fin notched, and spines graduated to third, which is 
longest. Soft anal inserted a little behind origin of soft dorsal 
and similar. Caudal rounded. Pectoral rather small, low, and 
reaching about opposite tip of depressed pectoral. Ventral in- 
serted about opposite origin of pectoral, first ray longest, reach- 
ing base of first anal ray, and spine reaching about 44 of distance 
to origin of spinous anal. Vent a little before tip of ventral spine. 
Color in alcohol plain pale brownish, fins whitish or paler. A 
vertical brown bar a little wider than pupil from forehead to 
orbit, and continued below same across cheek. Another from 
nuchal region down over opercle and side of chest. A third one 
from front of spinous dorsal much wider and passing just behind 
base of pectoral. A fourth from origin of soft dorsal. A fifth 
across caudal peduncle anteriorly. Opercle with a deep brown 
blotch about equal to pupil. Iris brownish. Length 27 inches. 
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