Depth 4 1/5; head 3 1/6, width 1 3/5- Snout 4 1/8 in head from 
snout tip; eye 3? greatly exceeds snout or interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 1/6 in eye, length 2 2/5 in head from snout tip; teeth in jaws 
in 2 distinct irregular series, simple, conic, firm, and outer row in each 
jaw little larger and curved; front end of tongue broadly convex; inter¬ 
orbital low, narrow, depressed between eyes, width \ of eye. Gill opening 
extends forward opposite middle of eye. Gill rakers 2 f 10, short, 
lanceolate, little shorter than gill filaments which £ of pupil. 
Scales 23 -f- 3 in axial lateral series; 8 transversely above anal 
origin; 8 predorsal forward opposite hind pupil edge. Head largely naked, 
also chest, breast and prepectoral region; scales present on occipital, 
and postocular region. Caudal base scaly. Scales with 12 or 13 basal 
radiating striae; row of 40 apical denticles, rather short sharp points; 
circuli moderately fine. 
D. VI - I, 8, i, second spine l£ in total head length, last 
branched ray 1-|; A. I, 8, I, last branched ray 2; caudal 1 1/5, convex 
behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 1/5; pectoral 1 1/5, rays 18 ; 
ventral rays I, 5 , fins separated, length 1 1/8 in total head length. 
Anal papilla fie shy point long as pupil. 
Very pale brownish, each scale bordered with dark brown. Along 
middle of back 7 or 8 ill defined pairs of short dark brown transverse 
bars, 2 at first dorsal and 3 below second dorsal. Iris gray. Two 
obscure brownish blotches on side of head and at prepectoral region, also 
head with minute scattered dark dots. Fins pale, vertical fins with 
obscure brownish spots, with 4 or 5 or more on spines or rays. 
Polynesia. The eye is much more lateral in position than may be 
gathered from Jordan and Seale’s figure, as its vertical diameter is equal 
to the infraorbital space measured to the lower edge of the profile of 
