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of the head. The second dorsal is lower anteriorly than in C. macu- 
latus or velifer, its first ray being contained 7.5 times in the orbit. 
The anal fin originates in advance of the second dorsal a distance 
one-third as great as the interval between the dorsals. The pectoral 
fin is short; the outer ventral ray is contained 1.95 times in the head; 
the second ray, 3.15 times. 
Coloration in alcohol.—Ground color, light brown, with silvery 
reflections on the sides of the head and trunk; the color is lighter 
than in maculatus or velifer. The belly is blackish only in advance 
of the ventrals (no such restriction of the black area occurs in macu- 
latus, velifer, nor triocellatus). A large blackish brown imperfectly 
ocellated spot, extending from the pectoral fin to the lateral line, 
covers six scale rows counting downward and backward; it is thus 
smaller than in C. maculatus or C. velifer. A dark area, not well 
defined, extends from the first dorsal fin to the occiput; a dark spot, 
of irregular outline (too sharply emphasized in the type figure), 
is located. before the origin of the lateral line. An ocellated saddle 
of dark brown color, covering six scale rows, extends across the 
back downward to the lateral line; it is separated from the pectoral 
spot by a distance enterring twice into the head; a saddle of similar 
width, but not ocellated, is separated from the anterior saddle by a 
distance contained 1.75 times in the head; the tail is indistinctly 
barred behind these saddles. The opercles are dusky, becoming 
blackish toward the opercular angle. The buccal cavity is lined 
with light around the mouth and with dark dusky blue within; the 
branchial cavity is lined with purplish black except along the light 
margin of the outer wall; the abdominal cavity is lined with pale 
purplish brown, punctulate with darker, and underlain by silvery. 
pigment. ‘“ Basal sixth of second dorsal spine light brownish yel- 
low, distal portion dusky black, the dark markings of the spine ex- 
tending onto distal portion of soft rays; second dorsal light; basal 
portion of anal light, distal portion of fin anteriorly almost black; 
ventrals dusky black, filament of outer ray whitish; pectoral dusky 
white,” its uppermost two rays dark. 
Measurements in hundredths of length to anus (84 mmr.).—Length 
of head, 75; length of orbit, 22; postorbital length of head, 25; least. 
width of interorbital, 15; least suborbital width, 10.5; distance from 
orbit to preopercle, 28; length of snout, 28; width of snout, 29; length: 
of upper jaw, 20; length of barbel, 7; depth of body, 46.5; width 
of body across pectorals, 31.5; distance from center of anus to origin 
of anal, 15; distance from anus to base of outer ventral ray, 20.5; 
distance between ventral and isthmus, 23; length of first dorsal 
base, 18; interdorsal space, 22.5; length of outer ventral ray, 40, 
Only the type-specimen is known. 
(notatus, designated by a mark.) 
