Mouth not completely closing. Lower jew slightly shorter. 
Lips fleshy, finely papillose. Teeth robust, entire, upper 
before eye large, compressed, uniserial around jaw edge, 
without median series; vomerine teeth large, low, molar, 
Close-set, disposed in rather narrow V shaped pattern; 
below eye short row of small close-set molars. above, ex- 
tending back well behind eye; sometimes 1 or 2 enlarged 
median upper conic erect strong teeth anterior to eyes; 
mandible teeth molar, mostly uniserial, except in front, 
where also an enlarged inner row of several pairs back 
from symphysis. Front nostril in short tube each 
snout tip, 2s in eye; hind nostril much smaller, 
slight cutaneous rim, over front eye edge. 
convex, slight median depression behind. Gill-opening 
about equals eye. Dorsal inserted sbout last 1/3 to 2/5 
between rictus and gill-opening. 
Color in alcohol: pale ochraceous generally, finely 
dotted or speckled with dusky or blackish. Along back,in- 
os 
cluding dorsal fin, about 26 blackish blotches, these all 
spotted, at least medially, with some small irregular ochra- 
ceous specks. Though dark saddles extend on back and many 
to dorsal é6dge, none reach median axis of trunk. Along lower 
side of trunk also similar blotches, these alternating 
leat 
wn 
trunk and becoming opposite on lower side On fore 
part of tail alternating blackish blotches at firs soon 
obsolete a little after half 
