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lower profile ; mandible i % in head ; highest dorsal ray 3 ; highest 

 anal ray 2 J^ ; caudal ij4; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; 

 pectoral 2^ ; ventral 4 ; snout 4 in head, measured from tip of 

 upper jaw; eye 7J^ ; maxillary 2V10 J interorbital space 10^. 

 Body oblong, and greatest depth falling about midway in length. 

 Caudal peduncle deep, well compressed. Head rather large, and 

 profiles of muzzle when closed about forming a right angle, 

 lower obliquely vertical. Snout short. Eye ellipsoid, placed a 

 little before first third in head, and lower but little in advance of 

 upper. Mouth large, oblique, and gape a little curved. Lips 

 rather fleshy. Mandible protruding. Maxillary reaching pos- 

 terior margin of pupil of lower eye, and its distal expansion 

 about equal to horizontal orbital diameter. Teeth large, conic, 

 canine-like and wide-set in front of jaws, becoming reduced pos- 

 teriorly more especially above. Interorbital space narrow and 

 flattened. Gill-rakers 4 -f- 15, rather long and slender, longest 

 about ]4, of horizontal orbital diameter. Scales cycloid, mostly 

 with numerous smaller accessor}^ scales. Maxillary scaly above. 

 Lateral line arched for about first fourth of its course from gill- 

 opening. Origin of dorsal inserted about opposite anterior mar- 

 gin of lower orbit and tips of radii free anteriorly. Anal begins 

 a trifle before origin of pectoral, and margin of fin a little 

 notched. Posterior margin of caudal convex. Pectoral short 

 and rather broad. Ventral inserted about midway between pos- 

 terior margin of upper orbit and origin of pectoral, and reaching 

 base of second anal ray. Color light olive-brown sinistrally, 

 variegated with darker and lighter shades. Length 20 inches. 

 Beesley's Point. 



Color when fresh drab-brown, much lighter and variegated 

 when alive. Pattern of coloration also apparently subject to 

 infinite variation in diffuse mottlings or cloudings. Fins all 

 paler, especially basally, and also mottled and becoming dilute 

 brownish at tip of each ray. Sinistral or dark side with numerous 

 variable ocelli of dark brownish or dusky. In some examples 

 they are more numerous than others, also of variable density of 

 color. Head in some examples finely specked with dusky or deep 

 brownish, also fins. In others caudal with more or less dull 

 rosy tints. Still other examples were entirely paler and others 



