747 
1 c 
V i / i / o n 
+ { O J 
(/9 
J.T 
t,|epth 4% to 5 V 3 ; head 3 V 5 to 3%, width 2 to 2 V 5 . Snout 2 X A 
to 2 / 5 in ey© 3 2 / 3 to 5, l 2 /5 to 2 Vq in snout, greater than inter- 
orbital in young'«jlto 1 V 5 with age; maxillary reaches l X / 2 to l 4 /.s in 
snout, length 3 / g tolfftgg in head; teeth in villiform bands in jaws and on 
vomer; inter orbital 3 3 / A nearly level or very slightly elevated or 
only little convex mediall^ppreopercle edge flexible or fimbriate. Gill 
1 Wk i / 
rakers 3-J-8 or 9, lanceola^flp 2 /4 in gill filaments, which ^/e of eye. 
Scales 63 to 70 JR'lateral line to caudal base and 12 to 14 more or 
latter; 5 to 7 above. 
11 celow, 25 to o2 predorsal forward to nostrils; 
4 rows on cheek ^elo^me to preopercle ridge; no auxiliary scales on head 
or predcr sal; smes on front of spinous dorsal, over caudal arid caired 
fins. Scales 7 to 10 basal radiating striae; 47 to 62 spical denticles. 
K 
Jgjm 
to 2. 
v 
with 2 to 6 .S&hsverse series of basal elements; circuli very fire. 
p:-I, 17, I to I, 19, I, second spine 2 to 2 V 10 in head, first 
branched || 2% to 2 7 / 8 ; A. m, 17, I or m, 18, I, first branched ray 
j X . 1 7 ' 
2 /4 to 3 caudal 1 A to 1 /s* ver y slightly to moderately emarginate; 
least depth ^peduxicle 3 v /c to 4; pectoral l 2 /, to l u / 4 i ventral l 4 / r 
V, 
Pale; brown, little lighter Often narrow silvery white band 
from, gill opening, axial to little inferioi^steriorly, finally embracing 
lateral line at caudal pedoncle. Along latsj^^. line 8 or 9 deep brown or 
./ 
umber blotches, variable, but usually witfrMme alternating s irr.i 1 ar blotches 
above and oelow costal region. Some smaS^P'or obscure dark blotches on ore- 
dorsal and head above. Iris yellowislOK gray-brown. Dorsals with nearly 
qgfl r 9 
trails parent or pale manbranes, witbjp^or 8 horizontal dark streaks on spinous 
/Jr 
4 
fir. and obscurely on soft fin where mostly only as several da j fc sp ots on each 
ray. Caudal brownish, upper and lower edges dark. . Gtpir 
with obscure dark brown blotch at^Nr^ra 4 !''’"Base. 
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