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Depth 5; head 4|, width 2. Snout 5 in head from snout tip; eye 
3, greatly exceeds snout, equals interorbital; maxillary extends below 
first third of eye, length 2 £ in head from snout tip; teeth strong, conic, 
sharp pointed, about 20 in each jaw; interorbital 3? low, depressed con¬ 
cave ly. Gill opening restricted, lateral, length 2 2/5 in head from snout 
tip, with rather broad isthmus exposed. 
Scales 10 8 f 10 in axial lateral series; 2/ transversely above 
anal origin. Scales very small and crowded on front sides of back, chest, 
breast and belly. Caudal base scaly, otherwise fins naked. Scales with 
11 basal radiating striae; 8 to 12 rather large uniserial apical denticles; 
circuli fine, obsolete apically. 
D. VI - I, 28, i, first spine prolonged filament so as to reach 
base of last ray, fifth ray 1 1/3 in total head length; A. I, 24, i, eighth 
ray 1 4/7; caudal 3 1/3 in rest of fish, ends posteriorly in median point 
(damaged); pectoral 1 1/10 in total head length, rays 17 ; ventral rays I, 
5, fin 1 in total head length; least depth of caudal peduncle 1%. 
Light brown generally, little paler to whitish on under surface 
to whitish on under surface of head and belly. Iris gray white. Dorsals 
and anals largely whitish, long filament grayish. Soft dorsal with broad 
upper border gray black, little above middle each membrane with large black 
blotch, convex above and concave below so white of fin forms more or less 
