1208 * 
Depth 2; head 3 3/4 to 4, vridth 3 7/8 to 4# Snout to lower orbit 
4 3/5 to 4 3/4 in heed from snout tip; lower orbit 3 2/3 to 4, greeter than 
snout, greeter than bony interorbital in females and subequal males; lower 
orbit 1/4 in advance of upper; maxillary reaches I /6 to I /4 in lower orbit, 
expansion 4 3/4 to 6, length 3 to 3 l/5 in head from snout tip; interorbi- 
tel concave* Gill rei:ers 0 7, lanceolate, 1 l/4 in gill filaments, which 
2 1/6 in lower orbit# 
Scales 40 to 42 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more 
on latter; 12 above, 16 below* Front of muzzle and snout, including maxil¬ 
lary, naked* Row of small scales basally along each ray of vertical fins, 
though caudal more extensively scaly basally# Scales with 50 to 52 fine 
parallel radiating basal striae; 65 to 70 very short uniform apical denti¬ 
cles; circuli very fine, mostly continuous# Right scales cycloid# 
Lateral line on both sides, arch 3 3/4 in straight section to caudal base# 
D# 83 to 86, fin height 1 7/8 to 2 1/10 in total head length; A# 
60 to 63, fin height 2 to 2 1/8; caudal 1 I /8 to 1 I/ 4 , convex behind; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2 I/ 8 ; pectoral 1 1/5 to 1 1/3; ven¬ 
tral 1 2/7 to 1 3 / 4 , followed by concealed spine# 
Burnt umber to Vandyke brown on left side, finely mottled with 
very fine dots, spots or specks of -dark- and also inniamerable pale to 
drab fine markings, none of markings pronounced* Vertical fins with pale 
membranes, rays and scales dotted or sprinkled with dark specks, more 
extensive on caudal as rays broader# Last also with 2 large conspicuous 
black spots long as eye, each behind middle of fin length and close to 
upper and lower margin respectively. Left ventral dark specked on rays 
like anal# Right ventral and pectoral whitish rest of side, vertical 
fins only showing grayish terminally, 2 large caudal spots in distinct* 
Left pectoral with rays finely dotted with blackish* 
