1686 
Depth 11 1/3; head 4 2/5, width 4 1/2. Snout 1 7/8 In 
head; eye 5 2/3, 2 4/5 in snout, greater then interorbital; 
maxillary reaches 9/10 to eye, length 2 in head; interorbital 
7 1/3, level or only slightly depressed medially. Gill rakers 
a.s row of short, minute, spinules or denticles or irregular 
length. 
No scales. Lateral line wide tube, inclosed by series 
of about 70 sma.ll, closely imbedded concealed scales, not 
extended behind middle of anal. 
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D. 9, fin height 4 1/5? in head; adipose fin 4 1/4; A. 
Ill, 31, first branched ray 4 1/4; least depth of caudal ped¬ 
uncle 9; caudal 5 1/3?, damaged, well forked; pectoral 3; 
ventral 4 1/5? 
Pale or light brown, back scarcely dusky. Dark brown 
Y like mark on occiput and nape. Sides of snout and gill 
membranes dusky. Opercle silvery white. Caudal peduncle with 
dusky, extehds forward opposite middle of anal. Fins pale 
brownish to whitish. Caudal little dusky. Each ventral with 
small black basal spot. 
Pacific Ocean. 
