Depth 4f to head 3, width if to 2 1/8* Snout 4 to 4 2/5 in 
head from snout tip; eye 4^ to 7 1/8, 1 to 1% in snout, 1 to 1 7/8 in 
interorbital; maxillary reaches 1/5 to £ in eye, length 2 4/5 to 3 in head 
from snout tip; teeth finely villiform in jaws, sometimes outer lower row 
little enlarged, wide set and strong, band above often little broader than 
lower; palate toothless; front end of tongue convex; interorbital 3i to 4, 
low, depressed or very slightly convex; preopercle with strong, short, 
vertical spine directed dovmward. Gill rakers 2 to 5 + 9 or 10, low, finely 
spinescent tubercles, 1/3 to \ of gill filaments, which 7/S of eye. 
Scales 42 to 45 + 6 to 8 in axial lateral series; 15 or l6 trans¬ 
versely above anal origin; 42 to 46 predorsal forward to front end of 
snout. Head scaly, except most of muzzle and branchiostegal region. Small 
scales crowded on prepectoral region, chest and caudal base. Row of small 
papillae over each eye, with short branch invading interorbital; post¬ 
ocular line to suprascapula; 2 horizontal rows on cheek, with 5 branches 
from lower eye edge down and crossing lines on head; line along each 
mandibular ramus below and on preopercular flange. Scales with 15 to 20 
basal radiating striae; row of 41 to 5 2 slender apical denticles; circuli 
moderate. 
D. VI - I, 8, I, third spine 2 1/5 to 2 2/3 in total head length, 
first branched ray 2f to 2 4/5; A. I, 8, i, third branched ray 2 2/5 to 
2^-; caudal 1 1/3 to pointed behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 \ 
to 2 4/5; pectoral 1 2/5 to if, rays 17*, ventral rays I, 5, fin 1 2/3 to 2 
in total head length. Anal papilla flattened flap 1 1/3 in eye. 
Brown, each scale with pale spot so longitudinal dark lines form 
due to junctures above and below, on sides of body. Under surface of head, 
belly and tail below with minute, close set, dark brown dots. Sometimes 
