Body thick, wedge shaped, laterally compressed. Head large, 
wide, depressed. Snout broad, obtuse. Eye high, advanced or rear first 
third in head. Mouth large, with strongly protruded lower jaw. Maxillary 
reaches below eye, inclined. Four rows of teeth anteriorly in both jaws, 
outer and inner rows enlarged and more or less caniniform. Interorbital 
broad• Scales 50 to 60 in lateral series, 17 to 20 transversely and 32 to 
42 beiore dorsal• Head entirely scaled. Pores on head conspicuous. First 
dorsal with 6 spines, and second dorsal with spine and 9 rays. Anal 
with spine and 8 or 9 rays. 
Philippines. Characterized by its dentition, very large broad 
head and the scalation. 
Analysis of Species 
&a. Scales 50 to 52 in lateral series, 32 to 34 predorsal. albo-oculata 
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e xpatria. 
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a. Scales 60 in lateral series, 42 predorsal. 
