barbel reaches pectoral origin, outer mental eye-diameter 
behind eye and inner mental not nearly to gill-opening 
or opposite to hind pupil edge. Nostrils large, together, 
hind one midway in snout length. Interorbital elevated 
convexly, broadly depressed medially. Cranium rugose. Fontanél 
begins close behind eye narrow and extends to occipital 
buckler. Gill-rakers 6 - 10, lanceolate, about 2/5 of filam- 
ents, which 1 2/3 in eye. Front portion of lateral line and 
upper humeral region with many pores and dermal striae. Fin- 
spines antrorsely serrete on both edges; dorsal spine 
14 in head; pectoral 1 1/3 te 1-3/8. 
