Depth 7; head 2 4/5 to 3> width 2 to 2 1/5* Snout 4 to 4 1/5 in 
head from snout tip; eye 5 to 6f, if to if in snout, 1 to if in inter¬ 
orbital; maxillary reaches opposite hind eye edge to \ an eye diameter 
beyond eye, length 1 7/8 to 2 1/5 in head from snout tip; teeth simple, 
conic, villiform, in rather broad bands in jaws with S or 6 transversely 
and narrowing posteriorly; tongue convex in front; interorbital 3 2/3 to 
5, low, depressed. Gill rakers 4 -j* 13 , slenderly lanceolate, subequal with 
gill filaments or 3 in eye. 
Scales 46 or 47 in axial lateral s eries to caudal base and 2 more 
on latter; 12 scales transversely between soft dorsal and anal origins; 
predorsal region with 13 to 15 scales forward 2/3 to eyes .J 
Head naked. Scales on chest, breast, belly, prepectoral and caudal 
base much smaller than others, and largest scales on tail. Rows of bead 
like papillae very indistinct and not made out in this material. Scales 
with .12 or 13 basal slightly radiating striae; row of 20 + 18 apical 
denticles, graduated slightly longer each side; circuli fine. 
D. VII - I, 10, 1 third spine 2\ to 2f in total head length, 
first branched ray 2 4/7 to 3 1/8; A. JE, 9? I? seventh branched ray 2 2/5 
to 2 2/3; caudal 1-f to 1 2/3, with median point behind; 1east depth of 
caudal peduncle 3 2/5 to 3 7/8; pectoral if to if, rays 18 ; ventral rays 
I, 5, fins well separated, length 2 2/7 to 2f in total head length. Anal 
papilla depressed, scale like, truncate, half of eye. 
Largely dull uniform brown, slightly paler on under surfaces. 
Iris gray. Inside mouth whitish. First dorsal pale, with 2 longitudinal 
dark brown bands. Second dorsal similarly pale, but with 5 or 6 
longitudinal dark brown bands. Caudal pale brown, with 10 narrow trans¬ 
verse dark brown bands. Pectoral brown, with whitish subbasal band. 
Ventrals brown. 
