Depth 6 or 7 in headj head 11 3/5 "to 12 l/2t width 6 l/2 to 8 in its 
lengths Snout 1 2/5 to 1 1/2 in head; eye 9 1/5 ’to 12* 6 1/5 to 8 1/8 in 
snout, greater than interorbital| upper Jaw slightly longer than lowerj 
maxillary extends 2/5 to 1/2 eye diameter behind head, length 1 1/4 in head; 
teeth fine, with very short, low, sharp points, rough to touch, in bands in 
f 
jaws and on vomer} interorbital over firm portion 1/2 of eye, concave,. 
Gill opening 2/3 to 3/5 of eye, interspace very narrow. 
Lateral line distinct. 
Dorsal begins 1/2 to 3/4 an oyo diameter before gill opening, fin height 
6 to 7 in head} anal higher, fin height 4 to 5i pectoral 5 1/5 to 5 1/2, 
Brown, clouded with gray white. Iris dark gray. Under surface of head 
and gill openings blackish brown. Dorsal brownish. Anal neutral blackish. 
Pectoral brownish, whitish below and blackish terminally, 
Atlantic, ^outh Africa, Natal, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, 
Philippines, Eastern Pacific, 
