1315. 
Depth 2 2/3 to 3; head 3 3/4 to 3 4/5* width 3 to 3 3/5. Snout 
to lower orbit 6 1/8 to 7 in head from snout tip; lower orbit 2 2/5 to 2 
7/8, nearly opposite upper orbit to 1/4 in advance; maxillary reaches 1/3 
to 2/5 in lower orbit, length 3 to 3 l/8 in head from snout tip; interor¬ 
bital very narrow bony frenum, l/7 lower eye diameter. Gill rakers 8+9, 
lanceolate, short, 1 l/4 in gill filaments, which 2 l/2 in lower orbit. 
Scales 89 to 91 in lateral line to caudal base and 10 to 12 more 
on latter; 21 or 22 above, 32 or 33 below. Fins scaleless, except caudal 
which nearly entirely covered with small scales. Snout and maxillary 
scaleless. Scales with 8 to 12 short basal radiating striae; 10 to 16 
slender pointed apical denticles; circuli moderate, mostly continuous. 
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Right scales cycloid* Arch of lateral line 2 7/8 to 3 in straight section 
to caudal base* 
D* 60 to 62* fin height 2 to 2 2/S in total head length; A* 50 
to 52* fin height 2 l/8 to 2 l/3; caudal 1 l/lQ to 1 1/6* cuneate behind; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 2 l/4 to 2 4/5; right pectoral 2 to 2 l/3; 
left pectoral 1 3/4 to 1 4/5; right ventral 2 l/5 to 2 2/5; left ventral 
2 1/4 to 2 1/2* 
Right side brown* variously warm brown to umber# Most examples 
with 6 or 7 broad dark brown to dusky transverse bands* wider than their 
paler interspaces and sometimes obscure or obliterated along median axis 
of body so body appears to have 2 rows of dark bordering blotches# Against 
pale interspaces may be invaded by the darker tints so that they are virtu¬ 
ally several series of rounded variable pale spots# Dark bands often uni¬ 
ted medially and may form 4 series of markings like letter H# Dorsal and 
anal more brownish to dusky basally* paler to whitish terminally# Caudal 
pale or light basally* with transverse median row of blackish spots* some¬ 
times fused as band* or other spots variably terminally# Pectoral neutral 
