1580 
Depth 5 3/4 to 6 1/4; head 3 to 3 1/2, width 2 to 2 1/8. 
Snout 3 1/3 to 3 1/2 in head from snout tip; eye 2 to 2 1/2, 
greatly exceeds snout or very narrow interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 1/4 to 1/3 in eye, expansion 2 2/5 to 3 1/5 in eye, 
Length 2 to 2 3/4 in head from snout tip; interorbital 8 1/2 
to 9, low, level, narrow bony frenum. Gill rakers 4 ^ 19, 
lanceolate, slender, 3 in eye, gill filaments 2/3 gill rakers. 
Scales 44 to 47 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more 
on latter; 6 above, 6 below, 12 or 13 predorsal forward oppo¬ 
site hind eye edge. Scales with 33 basal circuit, imperfect 
aplcally; 12 large broad apical points. 
D. II, 9, I, first branched ray 1 2/5 to 1 2/3 in total 
head length; adipose fin 3 to 5; A. II, 6, I, first branched 
ray 2 to 2 2/5; caudal 1 1/3 to 1 3/5, well emarginate or 
forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 1/2 to 3 4/5; pect¬ 
oral 1 1/5 to 1 1/4; ventral 1 2/5 to 1 4/5. 
Brownish, nearly uniform. Sides with brilliant silvery 
white reflections. Iris grayish silvery. Fins pale brown¬ 
ish to whitish. Small examples with 10 slightly darker brown 
saddles on back much broader than paler Interspaces. 
Atlantic Ocean. 
