Depth 4; head 3 2/5, width 1 1/8 to 1 1/3* Snout 4 in head-, eye 
more than 10, 2 1/5 in snout, 32 in interorbital; maxillary not or reaching 
opposite front eye edge, length 2 1/5 in head from snout tip; mouth well 
inclined or subvertical; interorbital 2 5/6, low. 
Scales 88 to 92 in lateral series, 36 transversely, 58 to 62 pre¬ 
dorsal. Scales on trunk irregular, posterior largest. Caudal scaly for 
more than half basal length. Radiating from eye, above and below, and 
on preopercle, lines of minute papillae. 
D. V - I, 10, third spine 3sT in total head length, eighth ray 2g; 
A. I, 8, seventh ray 2 2/3; caudal 1-/; least depth of caudal peduncle 
1 9/10; pectoral 2; ventral 2 7/8. 
In alcohol olive brown, very d ark above, lighter on sides and 
becomes whitish on belly. Blackish brown band from snout back above eye 
and along upper part of side to caudal peduncle, where converging downward 
toward second band. Last starts behind eye, extends over opercle above 
pectoral, curving slightly downward along side, then straight back to 
caudal base. From pectoral axil third band passes down along lower part 
of side, curving upward posteriorly toward posterior end of middle band. 
From interorbital blackish median band runs back to first dorsal. Fins 
without markings. 
Length 68 to 73 nun* (Herre .) 
Philippines. The larger exampl.e noted above "has lost the 
longitudinal color bands. " 
