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Depth 5? head 4, slightly depressed. Snout pointed; eyes close 
together, equal snout; maxillary extends ^ in eye; mouth cleft short, 
1 ower jaw longer; teeth villiform; no preopercular spine. 
Scales 27 in lateral series; 12 transversely. Scales cycloid far 
as base of anal fin, where strongly ctenoid. Predorsal scalesextend 
forward to hind edge of orbit, also cover cheeks and opercles. 
D. VI - I, 10; A. 11; P* 14; V. I, 5* Dorsal spines filiform. 
Central caudal rays longest. 
Brownish white, irregularly spotted and blotched with darker color. 
Dark bands pass downward from orbit. Fins more or less spotted* 
Length 38 mm. (Day.) 
Andaman Islands. 
