1280 
Depth 12 7/8, 4 1/3 to vent; head 9 to caudal base, 
3 to vent, width 3 1/10, Snout 3 1/3 in head; eye 7 1/4, 
2 2/5 in snout, slightly greater than interorbital; max¬ 
illary reaches nearly to eye, length 3 1/5 in head; each 
jaw with series of fine, minute, uniform teeth and similar 
row on palatines; interorbital 7 1/4, little convex. Gill 
rakers 6 4 16, lanceolate, rather flexible points, 1 3/5 
in gill filaments, which 1 2/3 in eye. 
Scales very minute, smooth, imbricate, adherent. Lat¬ 
eral line distinct, axial, complete, 
D. XXXIV, first spine inserted little before pectoral 
origin; A.L?, 120?; caudal small, slender, pointed, long as 
eye; pectoral 2 1/2 in head; ventral 2 2/5. 
Uniform dull brown. Iris gray brown. 
Pacific Ocean. For comparison with Gtinther's account and 
figure the following details are given: 
Depth 11 4/5, 5 to vent; head 7 1/2 to caudal base, 3 
1/5 to vent, width 2 2/3, Snout 3 1/5 in head; eye 6 1/5, 1 
7/8 in snout, 1 3/5? in Interorbital; maxillary reaches 1/8 
in eye, length from snout tip 3 in head; each jaw with series 
of fixed minute teeth and similar palatine series; interorbit¬ 
al low. 
