Depth 4|; head 3 2/5* Snout 3 4/5 in head: eye 8^, 2 in snout, 2 
in interorbital; maxillary extends back little behind eye, length 2 in 
head; mouth little inclined, jaws equal; rows of small and larger teeth 
in jaws and semioval patch of conic teeth on vomer; interorbital rather 
low. 
Scales 150 in lateral series; 35 transversely. Scales all cycloid, 
anteriorly and on head smallest. 
Dorsal IX or X - I, 17 or 18, seventh spire 3 1/8 in head, first 
branched ray 2 7/8; Anal 13, first ray 2 3/7? twelfth ray 1 9/10; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 2^-; caudal 1^, convex behind; pectoral 1 4/7, rays 
16; ventral fin 1 7/8. 
In alcohol dark brown, reddish white below. Body with 8 or 9 broad 
nearly complete dark brown transverse bands; parallel, narrow dark brown 
streak within each pale interval. Upper part of caudal fin base with dark 
pale edged blotch. Vertical fins dark brown, with paler marbling and 
clouding, edges pale. Paired fins dark. 
Length 110 to 150 mm. (Weber.) 
New Guinea. 
