1629 
Depth 5 2/5; head 5 1/2. Snout 3 2/3 in head from snoit 
tip; eye 24, 6 3/4 in snout; maxillary extends 7 1/4 eye dia¬ 
meters behind eye, expansion equals 1 1/2 eye diameters, length 
1 3/5 in head from snout tip; interorbital moderately high, 
nearly flat from side tq side. Gill rakers numerous, close 
set, long, bristle like. 
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Scales 55 in median lateral series, 14 transversely. 
D. I, 11, first branched ray 1 1/3 in total head length; 
adipose fin 5 7/8; A. 10, I, first ray 2; least depth of cau¬ 
dal peduncle 3 2/5; caudal 1 1/2 in rest of body, widely fork¬ 
ed and lower ray greatly extended with bifurcate end without 
lower notch; P. 1 1/3, rays 2, 6 -f 5, upper 2 rays prolonged 
to caudal base, lower 5 rays subequal and reach adipose fin; 
ventral greatly prolonged, reaches beyond caudal base, length 
1 1/6 in body without caudal. 
Dark brown, with 2 broad transverse.white bands, 1 Just 
before dorsal, other near middle of tail. Large opaque white 
3 lobed body shows through bones of crown of head and snout. 
White streak along mucous canal of mandible. Caudal white, 
other fins black except their prolonged white rays with black 
tips. Length 255 gim. without prolonged caudal ray. (Alcock.) 
Arabian and Andaman Seas and Bengal Bay. 
