Depth 4 1/2 to 4 S/4; head 3 3/5 to 3 3/4, width 2 1/6 to 2 1/5. /W 
Snout 3 3/4 to 4 in head from snout tip; eye 3 1/4, greater than snout], and 
greatly more than interorbital; mouth moderate, oblique, extends to front 
pupil edge; maxillary 2 1/4 to 2 2/5 in head from snout tip; teeth small, 
simple, conic, in 4 or 5 rows in jaws and outer row enlarged with last median 
lower alteral slightly enlarged curved canine; tongue broadly convex, entire 
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front; interorbital very narrow, 3/4 to 5 in eye, slightly concave; hind 
preopercle edge with denticle above angle, which somewhat as broad spine. 
Gill rakers 24 - 6 , lanceolate, 1 1/5 in gill filaments, which £ in eye. 
Scales 26-4-4 in median lateral series; 7 transversely, 8 predorsal. 
Scales with 21 or 22 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 24 to 30—24 to 
26; circuli fine. 
vi _ I, 10, I, first spine strong, robust, 2 2/5 to 2 2/5 in 
total head length, third apine 3 to 3 3/5 in fish without caudal, soft dorsal 
spine robust, strong, 2 2/5 to 2 3/4 in total head; A. I, 10, I, ninth ray 
1 1/5 to 1 2/5; caudal pointed behind, 3 1/4 to 3 1/3 in rest of fish; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 2 1/6 to 2 2/3 in total head; pectoral 1 1/10 to 
1 1/4; ventral 3 1/8 to 3 2/3 in fish without caudal. 
Largely dull brown, whitish on under surface of head, breast and 
belly- Spinous lorsal marbled brown.fllaments all dusky terminally. Ecsles on 
