Depth little over 7 in total length; head 3 2 / 3 . Snout de¬ 
pressed, longer than eye; eye 4^ in head; maxillary extends opposite hind 
eye edge; lower jaw longer than upper; teeth weak, in broad band in each 
jaw, without canines; palate toothless; interorbital nearly twice broader 
than eye; no preopercular spine. 
Scales 55 in lateral series; 16 transversely between second dorsal 
and anal. Scales on front part of body much smaller than those on 
posterior portions. Head entirely naked. 
D. VII -I, 9» fins separated by narrow interval; A. I, 9? ventrals 
short. 
Length 100 mm. 
Victoria, Australia. 
(Sauvage) 
