to 12 its length. Snout broad, rather obtuse, length 
3/5 its width. Eye lerge, with moderate adipose-lid 1 
front and behind, and hind eye edge about midway in head; 
adipose-lid scarcely or not developed in young. Upper jaw 
moderately protruded beyond lower; mouth as viewed below, 
would fomm an obtuse angle. Maxillary concealed; exposed 
young. Lower preorbital edge finely serrate. Teeth not 
evident. Interorbital broadly convex. Gill-rakers 
32 - 44 in young, fine, 17 in filaments, last equal eye 
Scales adherent, with 5 to 10 marginal basal striae. space 
between rictal and median branchiostegel groove scaled. 
Soft dorsal and anal with rather numerous 
basal portions of fins. Spinous dorsal inserted slightly 
nearer caudal base than snout tip, about midway between 
caudel base and eye center in young, depressed 
3/5 to soft dorsal or with 3 to 5 scales behind. 
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Soft dorsal inserted about midway between spinous dorsal and 
caudal base, first branched ray 2 to 2 1/8 
inserted little before soft dorsal origin, 
ray 1 9/10 to 2 1/10 in head. Caudal deeply 
Pectoral reaches opposite or nearly so 
origin, 1 1/8 to 1¢ in head; ventral 12 to 
Color in alcoholtdull olivaceous-brown, nearly 
r below, Length 90 to 145 mm. Tongatabu, 
examples, 
