Depth 5 1/5; head 4-1, deeper than broad. Snout 4 7/8 in head from 
snout tip; eye 34 ', greatly exceeds snout, equals interorbital; maxillary 
vertical, extends half way in snout, length 2 4/5 in head from snout tip; 
mouth nearly vertical, begins opposite and level with upper pupil edge; 
tongue broad, spatulate, rounded in front; upper teeth with row of 7 
large outer-graduated larger backward and inside narrow band of minute 
teeth; mandible with pair of large canines each side, narrow band of minute 
teeth anteriorly and single row of still smaller ones on each side; no 
barbels; interorbital convex. Gill opening lateral, vertical, little wider 
than oectoral base. 
Body largely covered with minute, imperfect scales which extend 
orward to shoulder, leave nape naked, and absent or rudimentary on ab¬ 
dominal surface. No lateral line. Head entirely naked, with several pores 
above eye and on preopercle edge. 
D. V_ - 17, third spine 4 in fish without caudal, third branched 
ray 1 4/7 in total head length; A. l 6 , third branched ray 1^-; caudal 4 1/8 
in rest of fish, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle I 4 in total 
head length; pectoral 1 3/7> rays l 8 ; ventral rays I, 4, fin 4 1/8 in 
fish without caudal. Anal papilla minute. 
Light green, with dark blue-black marking on caudal base. Violet 
brown band usually along middle of each side, may be indistinct. Brown 
spot behind eye, and several pale blue ones on cheek and opercle. First 
dorsal pink, prolonged rays white. Second dorsal violet basally, then 
I 
yellow,, with broad pink border. Anal bright yellow, bordered with pink 
e 
Caudal with 2 broad oblique bars and median rays pink, intermediate color 
yellow, and upper and lower edges white. 
Length 3^ to 44. 5 mm. 
(Me Culloch.) 
