1025 . 
Lionurus evides Gilbert and Hubbs 
Lionurus evides GiIbert and Hubbs, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 100, vol. 
1, p. 557, fig. 39, 1920 (type locality t vicinity of Sibuko Bay, 
Borneo, 260 fattioms; between Gillolo - Makyan; 298 fathoms). — Weber 
and Beaufort , Fishes Indo Austral. Archip., vol. 5, p. 75, 1929 
(compiled). 
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Depth 7 (to end of broken tail); head 6, width 2 l/4. Snout 
3 3/5 in head; eye 3 3/5, 1 in snout, 1 in interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 2/3 in eye, length from front end equals eye; slender mandibu¬ 
lar barbel 2 in eye; teeth fine, even, in villiform bands in jaws, in 
4 irregular rows above and 5 or 6 below, mandibular bands much wider; 
interorbital 3 l/3 in head, low, level. Gill rakers 0+7 to 9 short 
spinescent tubercles on second arch, l/4 of gill filaments, which 1 4/5 
4 
in eye# 
Scales 140? in lateral line to end of broken caudal, of which 
7 forward of vent; 8 to 10 above, 20? below, 33 predorsal. Scales 
adherent, finely spinescent or rough velvety to touch, though spinules 
« ' 
more prominent on snout end and infraorbital ridges; scales on head 
slightly smaller than largest body scales. Scales with 10 parallel rows 
of spinules apically, of whioh most posterior project beyond scale edge; 
circuli moderate. 
D. II , 9 to II , 11_102? (to end of broken tail), second simple 
dorsal ray slender, with row of small, wide-set front denticles and term¬ 
inally ending in filament nearly long as head; interdorsal space 2 3/4 
in head; A. 108? (to end of broken tail), fin much higher than low second 
