Head compressed, convex, strongly obtuse, de 
subequal. Upper outer anterior teeth longer, in 3 
lateral teeth with median canine. Pharyngeal teeth 
curved. Nostrils not tubular, anterior remote from 
unarmed. Isthmus broad, Branchiostegals 5* Scale 
anterior small and cycloid, posterior ctenoid.") 
Head scaleless. First dorsal with 6 spines 
soine and 
12 or 13 rays. 
Anal with spine and 12 or 
obtuse 
eper than wide. Jaws 
or 4 series, lower 
pluriserial, conic, 
snout tip. Preopercle 
s 85 in lateral series 
, s econd dorsal with 
13 rays. 
Caudal 
