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Depth 5 1/4 to 5 1/2; head 3 2/5 to 5 1/2, width 1 7/8 
to 2. Snout 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 in head; eye 6 1/4 to 7 4/5, 11/4 
in snout, 1 1/3 in interorbital; adipose lids narrow, marginal; 
premaxillary extends 1 to 2 1/4 eye diameters behind eye, 
length 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 in head; interorbital 6 to 7 1/4, concave 
Gill rakers clusters of minute numerous spinules, much less 
than gill filaments, which 1 3/4 in eye. 
Scales 51 to 54 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 
more on latter; 3 or 4 above, 6 or 7 below, 16 or 17 predor¬ 
sal; 5 rows on postocular to hind preopercle ridge, 2 rows on 
opercle above. Ventral axillary scale 3 1/2 in fin. Scales 
with 3 to 5 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped; circuli 
very fine, not extended apically. 
D. II, 11, I or II, 12, I, first branched ray 1 2/5 to 
1 4/5 in head; adipose fin 6 7/8 to 7; A. 15, I, last ray 
3 1/5 to 3 2/3; caudal 1 2/5 to 1 2/3, forked; least depth of 
caudal peduncle 3 4/5 to 4; pectoral 2 1/7 to 2 2/5; ventral 
1 to 1 1/8. 
