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longer tliaii the head : brcadlli hetweuii the bases of the pectoral fins equal to the 

 depth. 



Head naked, with indistinct rows of nuicigerous |)ores on the snout, cheeks 

 and oiierculuni. along- the preopercular margin and each ramus of the mandiljle; 

 some large open pores on the snout, occiput, and margin of the ])reoperculum.- 

 eyes sui)erolateral. separated l)y a narrow interorhital space: snout obtusely 

 pointed, its upper profile oblique; anterior nostril in a short tube, the posterior a 

 simple opening near the eye : maxillary reaching back to below the anterior third 

 of the eye: jaws of equal length: a band of small teeth in each jaw, becoming 

 narrower laterally, the outer teeth enlarged, spaced and curved ; palate toothless : 

 tongue truncate anteriorly, only its tip free : gill-openings very wide, separated by 

 a space aliout as wide as the eye: exijosed edge of pectoral arch smooth, without 

 papillae. 



Body rather elongate, compressed. co\ered with large angular ctenoid scales, 

 which extend forward on the neck to above the operculum, leaving the occiput 

 naked : they also cover the breast and the base of the [jcctoral : genital papilla 

 large. 



Fins. First dorsal commencing well behind the base of the pectoral; the 

 first spine is filamentous, and reaches beyond the base of the second ray; the 

 second, third and fourth are subequal in length, and shorter than the anterior 

 rays: second dorsal increasing in height to the ninth ray. which overlaps the 

 caudal base: anal opposite the second dorsal, and of similar form: pectoral 

 rounded, without free rays above, the middle rays reaching the vertical of the 

 first dorsal ray: \entrals large, inserted a little behind the pectorals, completely 

 united, and reaching the first anal ray : caudal obtusely pointed. 



Cnlour-iiiarkiiu/s. Pale greenish in alcohol, mottled with olive brown; six 

 large dark blotches on the sides, one below the spinous dorsal, two below the soft 

 ])()rtion. and three on the caudal peduncle, the two last being close together and 

 near the caudal base : two broad dark bars on the side of the snout, one crossing 

 from the eye to the middle of the upper lip. and the other to behind the angle of 

 the mouth; a dark iridescent blotch behind the preopercular margin: cheek and 

 operculum with light pearly \ermiculating lines, and some subvertical light 

 streaks are jiresent on the side of the abdomen, becoming broken up into dots on 

 the side of the tail: first dorsal closely dotted with black, the margin white: the 

 dots combine to form a black spot between the two anterior spines, and there are 

 reticulating lighter lines basally: second dorsal with numerous rows of angular 

 grey spots: catidal with transverse rows of grey spots, its lower portion dusky: 

 anal dark grey, pectorals and ventrals light grey, the latter with a blackish 

 margin. 



