Depth 8 in length from end of upper jaw to 
caudal base, sides compressed, vertical; head 2 1/3, from 
lower jaw tip, in total length of body. Eye large, 1 4/5 
in postorbital space; premaxillaries broader than long, 
length less than eye; lower jaw beyond end of upper jaw 
rather greater than rest of head or 4 2/5 in body; 
interorbital 1 1/5 width of eye. 
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Scales 65 in lengthwise series; 9 between dorsal 
and anal. 
D. 12, low, fin height not exceeding eye, 
origin slightly before anal; A. 13, very short, much 
higher than dorsal, first ray short, next 4 long and 
broad, middle rays shorter than last, free fin edge 
incised and nearly vertical; caudal rounded; pectoral 
length slightly exceeds body depth; ventral very short, 
much less than eye, much nearer caudal base than pectoral 
acil. 
In formaline greenish above, scales with dark 
edges. White below. Silvery lateral stripe increasing 
in width from before backward. Dorsal dusky, other fins 
plain. Lower jaw black. Length 106 mm. (H. M. Smith.) 
Luzon. According to Smith reported to reach 
a weight of ^ to 2 pounds. 
