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Depth 25 2/5 to 27 7/8# head 6 7/8 to 7 l/8» 2 4/5 'to vent, width 
5 to 6 7/8 its length? combined head and trunk 1 2/5 to 1 1/2 in tail^ 
Snout 7 7/8 to 8 3/4 in head; eye I 6 to 17 1/4* 2 to 2 1/4 in snout, 2 
to 2 1/5 in interorbital; mouth cleft extends 1 3/4 ©ye diameters behind 
eye, length 3 2/3 to 4 in head; teeth fine, simple, conic, in narrow 
bands of several series anteriorly and narrowing posteriorly, on vomer 
biserial; interorbital 9 to 10 1/4, convex* Gill opening 12 to 14 1/2, 
in lower half of body depth* 
Lateral line distinct, incomplete posteriorly* 
Dorsal origin at last 2/5 to 4/9 between gill opening and vent; 
vertical fins rather low fold around end of tail. 
Brown, Iris dark gray* Fins dull or pale brown. 
Bast Indies, Philippines, China, Japan, Polynesia. 
..LArm 
