Holocentrus opercularis Valenciennes. 
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Head 2-3/4; depth 3-1/4; D. XI, 
lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 4 scales above lateral 
line to spinous dorsal, 6 below to spinous anal; predorsal scales 9} 
snout 3-1/4 in head; eye 3-1/4; maxillary 2-1/10; interorbital 5. 
Body compressed, rather slender; least depth of caudal peduncle about 
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2 in its length or 4-5/6 in head. Head width 2-2/5 its length. ‘Snout conic, 
long as wide. lye long, high, impinging on upper profile, hind pupil edge 
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midway in head measured from snout tipe Maxillary to middle of eye, ex- 
pansion 2 in eye. Bands of viliform teeth in jaws, on vomer and pal 
Interorbital about level. FPreopercle 
@ rather wide-set equal opercular spines. 
longer than filaments, or 2-3/4 in eye scales finely ctenoid, with about 
of small marginal apical denticles, 4 basal striae and circuli very fine; 
cheek with 5 rows of scales. %pinous dorsal origin about over pectoral 
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origin, third spine ¢- 1ead; second dorsal ray 14:3; third anal 
spine 1-2/5; pectoral 2-1/5; ventral 1-7/8. 
Color in alcohol dull olive-brown, paler below, each row of 
with longitudinal paler bands, broader on costal region as scales 
deeply exposed. Spinous dorsal black, relieved by a row of margine 
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another of whitish blotches. Other fins all vale uniform brownish. 
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sometimes 14, i; Ae IV 1 1 1; scales 39 to 46 in lateral line to 
caudal base and 3 6 more on latte 4 or § rles above leteral line to 
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