Polydactylus plebe jus(Broussonet). 
Bead 2 7/8; death €:5/5: D.VIIL =.1, 15,43 Aw TIE, 12; 
i; scales in lateral line about 46(mostly pockets) to caudal 
base; 6 scales above lateral lineto spinous’ dorsal origin, 6 
to soft dorsal origin, 10 below to spinous anal origin; 24 
predorsal scales; snout 5 in head; eye 3 7/8; maxillary 
23/5; interorbital 4, 
Body rather deeply ellipsoid, compressed; least cepth of 
caudal peduncle 14 its length or 21/3 in head, Head width 
2 its length. Snout obtuse, length in profile about 3/5 
its width, Eye advanced, center slightly before first third 
in heed length, a dipose-eyelid broad, extends back little 
beyond first half of head, Mouth small, inferior, upper jaw 
tip about opposite front eye edge, lower jaw included, Max- 
illary extends back beyond eve or ebout midway in head; 6x- 
pansion 2s in eye. Bands of fine villiform teeth in jaws 
and on palatines, none on vomer or on tongue. Nostrils 
together, moderate,close before eye and lateral on snout. 
Interorhital convex, with slight medien depression, Hind 
preopercle edge evenly serrated, with rounded cutaneous 
flap below; membranous suprascapula with strong short spine, 
Rakers 12416, lanceolate, 1f in eye; filaments 3/4 
of rakers, Head mostly scaly; rows of scales on spinous dorsal 
behind and parallel with each spine ard basal sheath of lanceo- 
late scales; soft dorsal, anal and caudal covered with small 
