991 . 
Depth 5 to 7j head 5 to 5 l/2, width 2 to 2 l/8. Snout to 
eye 3 l/5 to 3 l/3 in head; eye 4, 1 l/8 to 1 1/5 in snout, slightly 
greater than interorbital; orbit 3 l/8 to 3 l/3 in head, 1 l/5 times 
snout, 1 l/5 to 1 l/2 times interorbital; preoral length short, 1 
2/3 to 2 l/4 in orbit; mandibular barbel 3 3/5 to 4 in head; teeth 
above in villiform band of 4 or 5 irregular rows and outer enlarged 
row, below in narrow band of 2 or 3 close set irregular rows, of 
which larger ones intermixed; interorbitaj 4 l/2 to 4 3/5 in head, 
low, nearly level. Gill rakers 2+13 low spinescent tubercles on 
second arch, l/2 of gill filaments, which 3 l/2 in orbit. 
Scales 150 in lateral line to pseudoeaudal; 11 above, 19 
or 20? below, 47? predorsal forward to front of snout of which 25 
forward opposite hind edge of orbit. Scales with 20 irregular paral- 
lol horizontal rows of long slender spinulos, last well extended 
beyond hind scale edge; circuli moderate, complete. 
D. II_» 10 or II_, 11 144. second simple ray slender, with 
row of fine close-set antrorse spinules along front edge, length 1 
l/3 to 1 2/3 in head; interdorsal space 1 3/4 to 1 4/5; A. 138, fin 
height 4 1/3 to 5; pectoral rays I, 21, fin 1 2/3 to 2 in head; ven¬ 
tral rays I, 6 or I, 7, fin 2 3/4 to 3 l/8 in head. 
3rown, with silvery white tints along lower side, line of 
demarcation .from back distinct. Iris gray to whitish. Mandible 
below, branch!ostegal region, chest, breast and belly more or less 
neutral black. Inside mouth pale or light. Inside gill opening 
blackish brown, deep inside whitish. Fins more or less brown, darker 
terminally and ventrals nearly blackish. 
