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auterior cauiues directed forwards and outwards, and a second pair on 

 sides of jaw directed backwards and inwards. Teeth in ratlier broad 

 bands on vomer and palatines; none on tongue. 



Tnterorbital space gently concave, the supraocular ridges slightly ele- 

 vated, its width but little more than half diameter of orbit. Preorbital 

 narrow, its width above middle of maxillary one-third pupil. Eye very 

 large, 3 in head, much longer than snout. 



Vertical limb of preopercle usually with a slight emargination above 

 the angle (in adults), the angle itself and a region above the emargina- 

 tion slightly projecting. Teeth of vertical limb tine, equal ; those of 

 angle coarser, those below again tine, directed backwards ; notch above 

 angle usually smooth when present. Two tlat spines on opercle ; other 

 bones of head entire. Gill rakers long, slender, close-set, about thirty 

 on anterior limb of arch, the longest one-half orbit. 



Dorsal emarginate ; the spines slender, pungent, not tlexible, none 

 of tliem produced or filamentous, each with a short membranous tlap 

 behind its tip ; spines gradually increasing in height to the sixth, which 

 is contained S/j times in head ; the tenth is shorter than any other ex- 

 cept the first and second, and is two-thirds the sixth. Soft dorsal Iiigh, 

 some of the posterior rays highest, not reaching base of caudal, 2 to 2J 

 in head. 



Anal similar to soft dorsal, its posterior rays in advance of end of 

 dorsal; second anal spine stronger but shorter than third, the length 

 of which is 3^ in bead. 



Ventrals inserted slightly in advance of base of pectorals, the outer rays 

 somewhat produced, reaching beyond vent and usually to or slightly 

 beyond front of anal. 



Caudal forked, the middle rays two-thirds the length of the outer, 

 which are not produced. Pectorals short, reaching slightly bej^ond 

 front of anal. 



Scales large, ctenoid, on both head and body; on top of head the 

 scales cover occiput and send a Y-shaped patch to above middle of or- 

 bits; the rest of interobital space, the snout, maxillary, preopercle, 

 branchiostegal membranes, and auterior half of mandibles naked. Scales 

 on cheeks in six rows; those on opeicles larger. All but tbe central 

 rays of candal fin well scaled. Dorsals and anal naked. Pectoral and 

 ventrals scaly on basal portion. 



Lateral line running very high, uuder end of spinous dorsal separated 

 from dorsal outline by less than three full series of scales. Under end 

 of soft dorsal it regains somewhat abruptly middle of sides and runs 

 straight thence to base of tail. 



D. X., 15; A. Ill, 8. Lat. I. 38. Head, 2^ to 2| in length; depth, 2| 

 to 3. 



Color: Rosy red, overlying silvery on sides, and below the fins light 

 yellow. A dusky spot above the middle of each orbit, and two V-shaped 

 olive-brown marks behind the head, one from nape downward and back- 



