428 
Depth head 4i-, width 1 s/s. Snout 3^ in head from snout 
tipj eye 3^, greater than snout, 1 1/5 in interorbitalj maxillary reaches 
4/5 to eye, length 3-^ in head from snout tip; interorbital 2 l/3, very 
slightly concave. Gill rakers 7-f-21, lanceolate, equal gill filaments 
or 1 7/8 in eye. 
Scales 47 in axial lateral series to caudal base and 3 more on 
latter; 8 above, 3 below, 30 predorsal, extend forward little before nostril. 
Scales with 5 or 6 basal radiating striae, edge lobate; circuli fine, 
D, I, 11, first ray 2^ in total head; A, I, 9, I, first branched 
ray 3 l/s, origin opposite base of secorJbranched dorsal ray; least depth 
of caudal peduncle 3; upper caudal lobe 1 1/3 in lower, which 3^ in rest of 
fish; pectoral 1^, not quite reaching caudal base, rays IV, 13; ventral 
_I, 5, length 2 4/5, origin midway between hind eye edge and caudal base. 
Back deep brown, lower sides and under surfaces whitish. Iris 
slate. Lower jaw pale. Dorsal and caudal pale brown. Anal whitish. 
Pectoral neutral brown medially, terminally dusky, pale basally and lower 
basal margin whitish. Ventiral neutral brov/n medially and terminally, with 
broad inner whitish border, base and spine also pale, 
Ceylon. Only known from the type, unique in the presence of 4 
simple pectoral rays. 
A, N, S, P,, no. 51323, type, Ceylon, 1922, Dr, F. Hallberg, 
Length 195 damaged (207 total) mm. 
