/A**' 
Depth 4 1/3, strongly compressed; head 3^b stout, heavy, wide as 
deep. Snout short, blunt, pointed, 2 in eye; eye 4 in head, very high 
but not quite touching each other; maxillary reaches \ in eye; mouth 
strongly oblique, cleft reaching below front part of eye. 
Scales 22 in lateral series; 7 transversely. Scales on sides 
ctenoid. 
D. VI - I, 8, first dorsal moderately elongated, longest spine little 
less than depth, second dorsal and anal similar in outline and r ather low; 
A. I, 8; caudal rounded, equals head in length; ventrals very long and 
narrow, extend to anal fin. 
In alcohol yellowish brown, with 8 or more dark brown spots, made 
up of many fine specks, on head, and 2 similar spots on pectoral base. Two 
short dark brown bands over nuchal region, and 8 faint bands on ventral 
and dorsal surfaces which scarcely extend upon sides. Dark spot on side 
of caudal peduncle. Dorsals, anal and caudal marked by dark punctulations, 
first dorsal distinctly barred. 
Length 17 mm. (Herre.) 
Philippines. Said to differ from Eviota gymnocephalus Weber in 
slightly larger scales, and 8 dark bands on dorsal and ventral surfaces. 
