1865 
Depth 4 l/2 to 5; head 3 l/2 to 3 4/5, width 2. Snout 5 3/4 to 6 l/2 
in head; eye 2 3/5 to 2 4/5, greater than snout or interorbital; maxillary 
extends little behind eye but not to hind preopercle edge, expansion 3 l/5 
in eye, length 1 3/5 to 1 2/3 in head; interorbital 2 4/5 to 3, nearly level. 
Gill rakers 5 f 10, lanceolate, rather robust, 2 1/5 in eye; gill filaments 
3/5 of gill rakers. 
Scales 36 or 37 in lateral line to caudal base, scales enlarged; 2 above, 
3 below, 14 predorsal. Pins all more or less scaly. Scales with 4 basal 
radiating striae; 10 to 24 apical marginal denticles; circuli rather coarse, 
obsolete apically. 
Two small antorbitals close along front eye edge, one superior and 
other low; 2 operculars, upper much larger, in line with lower eye edge and 
lower or front subpectoral; 5 pectorals, equidistant; 1 suprapectoral, above 
and before pectoral fin origin and little nearer lateral line; 2 subpectorals, 
first or lower on slightly inclined line with suprapectoral and second 
pectoral, upper close before lowest pectoral fin ray bases; 4 ventrals, 
equidistant; 1 supraventral, midway to little below in space between lateral 
line and ventral fin base; 7 or 8 f 6 anals, first 2 posteroanals over 
last anal fin ray bases; 3 supraanals, first or lowest little behind third 
ventral, second would form obtuse angle with first and third or uppermost 
little behind last ventral, uppermost close below lateral line opposite anal 
fin origin; 1 posterolateral above and little behind last anteroanal; 2 
close set precaudals, low, posterior little higher. Male with supracaudal 
luminous scale. 
