Aulostomidse. 
Aulostomus valentini (Bleeker). 
Head 2 3/5 to 2 5/6; depth 1 to 12 in postocular; D, 
mer REF 27 to. 3 A. 27 to 29; scales 240 to 245 in 
laterel line to caudal base and 15 to 18 more on latter; 
el or 22 scales above 1.1. to dorsal origin, 20 or 2] 
below to anal origin; o6 predorsal scales to occipital 
plate; snout 1 2/5 to 1 head from its own tip; eye 8 
4/5 to 103; maxillary 7/5 to Tz; interorbital 11 to 122, 
Body well compressed, oblong, narrow: caudal peduncle 2 1/5 
to 2 2/3 in snout. Head Strongly compressed, width 2 to 2 1/8 
postocular. snout strongly compressed, depth 2 4/5 to 41/5 
its length. Hye center about last fourth to two sevenths 
head. Lower jaw well protruded. Symphyseal barbel about 
half of eye, Maxillary expansion 1g to 1 2/5 in eye. No 
interorbital rather narrow, with rather 
middle. Gill-opening forward about to 
reSular, minute, basal striae 1 to 4, 
to <0, circuli moderate. cuborbitels, opercle and Ccrenium 
fine striae. Dorsal inserted about lest fourth between 
