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Depth 14 to 18, cylindrical; head 2-1/3 to 2-2/5* 
Eye 8-1/2 to 9 in snout, equals, or little less than interorblt- 
al, 2-1/2 to 3 in postorbital; 2/3 of maxillary hidden by pre¬ 
orbital; canines short, subulate, vertical; tongue smooth; man¬ 
dible depth below pupil less than half of eye; upper surface of 
head with very deep median groove, tapering anteriorly and con¬ 
tinued as narrow groove on beak. 
Scales 200 to 220 in median lateral series; 21 scales 
above lateral line to dorsal origin, Opercle not scaly, 
D. II, 15, first branched ray 4-1/3 in total head 
length; A. II, 15, first branched ray 4-1/2; least depth of 
caudal peduncle nearly equals eye; caudal slightly rounded, 5- 
1/5 in total head length; pectoral 5-1/3; ventral 1-1/2 to 1-2/3 
in pectoral, inserted midway between preopercle and caudal base. 
Brownish, more or less silvery below, Brov/nish later¬ 
al band, broader and silvery on tail. Fins hyaline, caudal 
dusky, Ventrals sometimes tipped with blackish. Length 2?5 
mm (Weber and Beaufort.) 
East Indies, 
