Depth 4 to 4 1/8; head 2 7/8 to 3? width I-4 to 2. Snout 5 to 6 
in head; eye 3 to 3 1/8, greatly exceeds snout or■interorbital; maxillary 
reaches 1/3 to 1/3 in eye, length 3 to 3^ in head; row of firm, conic 
teeth in each jaw; interorbital narrow, depressed between impinging eyes, 
width 1/3 of eye. Gill opening 2\ in head. 
Scales 22-|-2 in axial lateral s eries; 6 transversely above anal 
origin. Head, predorsal, prepectoral, breast, chest and belly naked. 
Caudal base scaly. Scales with 7 to 9 basal radiating striae; 21 or 22 
apical denticles in single row, slender, pointed; circuli moderate. 
VI ~ I, 8, 1, first 3 spines ending in filaments with first 
reaching nearly opposite hind end of last depressed dorsal ray, otherwise 
spines usually less than head, third ray if to 1 4/5 in head; A. I, 8, 1, 
third ray 1 7/3 to 2; caudal 1 1/6 to 1 1/5, convex behind; least depth 
of caudal peduncle 2 to 2 1/8; pectoral slightly less than head to 1 1/8 
times head, or reaches to 1/3 in anal base, rays lx, 6; ventral rays I, 5* 
fin 1 to 1 1/8 in head. 
Pale brown. Along lower edge and sides of body 7 to 10 dark 
brown blotches, with 3 or 4 about anal base and 3 posterior, usually those 
on belly indistinct. Along edge of back 11 to 13 dark transverse blotches 
usually 3 below each dorsal and last as dark bar close before caudal base. 
Round black spot at caudal base size of pupil. Two black wide set spots 
at caudal base. Side of head with several indistinct dark blotches or 
cloudings. Iris gray. Fins all pale. 
Polynesia. Known by the presence of 2 conspicuous black spots on 
the Dectoral base. 
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