Depth 4 1/10 to 5? head 2 2/5 to 2 7/10* wider than trunk or 
width 1 2/3. Snout short, 4 in head from snout tip, convex in profile; 
eye 4 4/5 to 6, 1 to 1 1/5 in snout, l*jr in interorbital; maxillary reaches 
half way in eye, length in profile 2 2/7 in head from snout tip; mouth 
large, with strongly projecting lower jaw; 4 rows of upper teeth, outer 
row enlarged, 4 median of inner row much enlarged and point backwards, 
outer row long and inner row short; lower teeth in 4 rows anteriorly, but 
only 1 or 2 rows posteriorly, outer row enlarged, also inner row with 
posterior ones like stout pointed canines; interorbital 4 in head from 
snout tip; front nostril tubulate, hind one entirely open: large pore on 
inner side of each nostril, 1 above and 1 behind eye, 4 on rear edge of 
preopercle, and 3 above opercle on postocular groove. 
Scales 60 in lateral series; 20 transversely between origins of 
second dorsal and anal; 42 predorsal. Entire body, except lips, snout 
tip and chin covered with cycloid scales, which also extend on pectoral 
and caudal fins. 
Dorsal VI - I, 8 or 9? third spine 2 4/5 in total head length, 
fourth ray 2 1/3? Anal 1, 8, sixth ray 2 3/7? caudal 1 2/3? convex behind; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 3? pectoral 1 5/8, rays 15; ventral rays 
I, 5? fin 2 4/5 in total head length. Anal papillae very small, clavate. 
In alcohol brown, with darker diagonal and angled crossbars on 
sides. Each scale on side has an obscure pale spot, spots together forming 
definite longitudinal lines. Second dorsal with 4 rows of darker spots. 
Other fins uniform brown. 
Length l6 to 144 mm. (Herre.) 
Philippines. 
