1404 
Body elongate, compressed, robust. Head deep, lat¬ 
erally compressed. Snout very blunt, shorter than eye. Low¬ 
er jaw protrudes. Teeth staple, slender, small, close set. 
Single band of teeth on each palatine, Branchiostegals 16, 
Scales moderate 55 to 58, Anal longer than dorsal. Vent 
premedian, below tip of last dorsal ray. 
