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Depth 2 1/4 to 2 3/4; head 3 4/5 to 4, width 4 1/4 to 4 1/2. 
Snout end to lower orbit 2 l/8 to 2 1/4 in head; lower orbit 5 l/2 to 
6, 2 to 2 l/3 in snout; upper orbit advanced l/2 to 2/3 of lower orbit; 
mouth cleft extends 2/5 to 1/2 below lower eye, curved, length 3 2/3 to 
4 in head, flap of upper jaw well overlapping mandible; interorbital 3/5 
to 2/3 of lower orbital diameter, concave. No gill rakers; gill fila¬ 
ments equal lower orbit. 
Scales 80 to 83 in lateral line from above gill opening to'cau¬ 
dal base (10 or 11 more forward on head to dorsal intersection); 28 or 29 
above, 24 to 26 below. Scales all ctenoid. Scales with 10 to 12 basal 
radiating striae; 11 or 12 slender divergent apical denticles, with 3 or 
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4 transverse series of basal elements; circuli fine* Lateral line com¬ 
plete# present on both sides* 
D« 84 to 90# fin height 2 to 2 l/4 in head; A* 59 to 62* fin 
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height 1 4/5 to 2 l/2; caudal 1 l/8 to 1/5, convex behind; least depth 
of caudal peduncle 2 3/5 to 2 3/4; ventral 1 7/8 to 2 l/8« 
Dark brown on right side* mottled with still darker* Row of 
5 or 6 large ocelli on body below dorsal base and row of 4 or 5 above 
anal base* ©Iso row of 5 along lateral line axially* these often double* 
dark or blackish borders of ocelli often specked or dotted w r ith white* 
Vertical fins frequently with dark to blackish specks* Orbits dark slate 
Left side whitish, vertical fins with faint dark dots* 
Malacca, East Indies, Philippines, Japan 
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