1171. 
Depth 1 4/5 to 2; head 3 l/5 to 3 2/3, v.ldth 4 to 4 l/o. Snout 
to lower orbit 4 7/8 to 5 in head fror snout tip; lower orbit 5 to 5 1 ''4 
1 1/8 to 1 1/5 in snout, slightly in advance, opposite or slightly behind 
upper orbit; maxillary reaches 3/4 to hind orbital edge, exopjnsion 1 2/3 
to 1 3 / 4 , in lo-wer orbit, length 2 to 2 1/4 in head from snout tip; bony 
Interorbital narrow, about 2/3 pupil diameter# Gill rakers 6 9, lance¬ 
olate, short, compressed, ?. I /2 in gill filaments, which l/2 of louver 
orbit* 
Scales 68 to 70 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 6 more 
on latter; 26 or 26 above, 27 or 28 below® Scales a,ll more .or less cten¬ 
oid, ^ith row along each dorsal and anal ray and 2 rows on each caudal 
ray* Scales with 13 to 15 basal radiating striae; 17 to 25 slender term* 
inal epical denticles and 3 or 4 more rows transversely of short basal 
ones; circuli fine, less distinct apioally* Arch of lateral line 2 I /5 
to c 2/5 in straight section to caudal base* 
70 to 72, fin height 2 to 2 I /4 in total head length; A. 55 
to 60, fin height 2 2 l/4; caudal 1 l/S to 1- I/ 4 , forms broad obtuse 
angle behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 l/2 to 2 3/4; pectoral 1 
1/3 to 1 1/2; ventral 2 l/2 to 2 3/5* 
Left side largely dull uniform brown, with trace of very obscure, 
irregular, variable scattered and slightly larger darker spots* Orbits 
dull neubral gray. Fins paler than body and traces of very obsolete 
though slightly darker blotches and specks* Paired fins uniform* 
India, Malaya, East Indies, Indo China, Philippines* Appears 
slightly more even or more uniformly ellipsoid in contour than Pseudorhombus 
arsius* 
