Depth 4^-; head 3, width 1 2/5* Snout 4 in head from snout tip; eye 
3-i, greatly exceeds snout or interorbital; maxillary reaches \ in eye, 
length 2 \ in head from snout tip; teeth very minute, conic, firm, uni- 
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serial, in jaws only; interorbital depressed, low, narrow between eyes which 
impinge on upper profile, bony width 1/3 of eye. Gill opening 2 \ in total 
head length. 
Scales 19 -f • 2 in lateral axial series; 7 transversely above anal 
origin. Head, predorsal, prepectoral region, chest, breast and belly naked. 
Caudal base scaly. Scales with 10 to 12 basal radiating striae; row of 21 
or 22 simple, conic denticles; circuli moderate. 
D. VI - I, 8, I, second spine 1-| in total head length, second branched 
ray 1 A. I, 7, i, last ray 1 3/5; caudal 1 1 / 10 , convex behind; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 2 \\ pectoral 1 , rays 15, fin. reaches front of 
anal; ventral 1, 7? fin 1 1/6 in total head length. Anal papilla small 
fleshy point less than £ of eye. 
Pale brown, under surface of body lighter to whitish. Iris pale 
brown. Dark brown ovate postocular blotch little shorter than eye, in¬ 
clined upward. Six or 7 transverse dark brown blotches on back and on 
lower part of side alternating as many more, though laterally boundaries 
of all obscure. Brown horizontal bar on cheek and 4 or 5 dark blotches 
on each mandibular ramus. Fins all very 1ight. Each dorsaa spine with 3 
or 4 small dark brown spots, similarly on dorsal rays. Caudal with 2 
basal dark brown blotches, one above the other, and 4 or 5 transverse 
series of dark brown spots, outer small and median much broader. Pectoral 
with 4 or 5 faint dark bars and 2 brown basal spots, of which lower 
much more distinct. Other fins pale to transparent. 
Polynesia. 
