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Depth 38 1/3 to 49 3/4; head 12 to 12 7/8, 8 1/8 to 8 
1/5 to vent, width 5 1/5 to 5 1/4 in its length; tail 2 to 
2 1/4 in combined head and trunk. Snout 6 1/2 to 7 1/4 in 
head from snout tip; eye 12 to 12 1/2, 2 to 2 1/4 in snout, 
1 3/4 to 2 in interorbital; mouth cleft reaches opposite 
hind eye edge, length 4 to 4 1/3 in head from snout tip; 
teeth simple, conic, small, uniserial in Jaws and on vomer, 
little larger anteriorly, rather few; interorbital 8 2/3 
to 9, low, nearly level. Gill opening 11 to 11 2/3, sub¬ 
equal with Interspace. 
Lateral line distinct. 
Dorsal origin behind vent variably from space equal to 
postocular length of head to space little greater than total 
head length; anal opposite dorsal though usually little 
shorter or lower; caudal forms rather prominent short point 
at end of tail; pectoral 6 to 6 4/5 in total head length. 
Brown above, paler or whitish below. Iris gray. Dorsal, 
anal and pectoral pale to whitish* Caudal deep or dusky brown. 
East Indies, Philippines, Melanesia, Polynesia. 
