1700 
Depth 9 to 10 1/2; head 3 to 3 1/5, width 4 1/2 to 5 2/3. 
Snout 1 3/5 to 1 2/3 in head from snout tip; eye 5 1/3 to 7, 
3 1/4 to 5 in snout, greatly exceed interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 1/5 to eye or 1/8 in eye, length 2 in head; interorbit 
al 8 to 8 2/3, depressed, slightly concave medially. Gill• 
rakers reduced numerous minute uniform denticles; gill fila¬ 
ments 2 1/4 in eye. 
Scales 65 to 70 in lateral line, extend nearly to caudal 
base. 
D. II, 10, first branched ray 3 1/4 to 3 4/5 in head; adi 
post fin 7 2/5 to 11; A. Ill, 18, first branched ray 4 to 4 
4/5; Caudal 2 1/2 to 3 1/10, well emarginate or forked; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 8 4/5 to 9 1/2; pectoral 1 3/4 to 
2 1/8; ventral 4 1/8 to 4 1/4. 
Pale or dull brown, nearly uniform Sides of head with 
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pale or whitish reflections. Fins pale brownish. Iris dull 
slaty. 
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Mediterranean. 
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48268 U. S. N. M. Bay of Naples, Italy. S. E. Meek. 
Length 410 mm. 
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to A, N. S. P. Italy. C. L. Bomaparte 354. 
Dr. T. B. Wilson. Length 530 to 405 ram. 3 examples. 
