Body moderately elongate. Head moderate. Snout obtuse. Mouth 
rather large, oblique, mandible protruding in front. No barbels. Narrow 
band of villiforrn teeth in each jaw, some inner enlarged ones on sides and 
several strong canines in front of each jaw. Tongue rounded and free 
anteriorly. Front nostril in large tube overhanging lip. Gill openings 
extend little forward below, separated by wide interspace. Gill rakers 7? 
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slender, on first branchial arch. Psefydobranchiae developed. Body covered 
with small cycloid scales, extend on head before eyes, and cover cheeks and 
opercles. Cheeks with prominent rows of minute mucigerous papillae. Ex¬ 
posed edge of shoulder girdle smooth, with free dermal membrane. Dorsal 
fins short, with 6 spines and 11 rays. Anal like soft dorsal, with 9 rays. 
Caudal rounded. Pectoral without free rays. Ventrals separate, with spine 
and 5 rays. 
