3 2/5 to 34; maxillary 2; interorbital 3 2/5 to 3 7/8, 
Body elongately ellipsoid, well compressed; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 1 to 11/6 its length or 2 2/5 
in total head length. Head width half its length, Snout 
convex, length 2/3 its width. Eye with hind pupi] edge 
midway in head length, Maxillary to eye center; expan- 
sion 21/6 to 21/4 in eye. Mandible well protruded, 
Teeth conic, in rather broad bands in jaws, on vomer and 
palatine, none on tongue. Front nostril about last third 
in snout, hind on slightly larger and much nesrer eye . 
Interorbital convex, Lower preopercle edge finely dentic-~ 
ulate, hind edge entire; few obsolete points along lower 
preorbitali edge; lower opercle spine much larger than upper; 
suprascapular edge rough or obscurely dentate, Rakers 5 or 
6 16 or 17, lanceolate about twice filaments or 1% in eye, 
scales adherent; 8 to 12 basal radiating striae; rather long 
apical denticles 60 to 67; circuli fine; 4 rows of scales on 
cheek, Fifth dorsal spine 2 1/6 to 2 1/5 in dorsal ray 1 7/8; 
third anal spine 2 7/8; second anal ray 2; pectoral 1 2/3 to 2; 
ventral 1 7/8 to 2; caudal slightly emarginate, 
Color in alicohol rather dark brown above edge of each 
scale slightly darker. ower body surface pale, or with 
whitish to silvery tints. Spinous dorsal dull brown, with 
median horizontal dark obsolete band, Soft dorsal same 
general color and apical marginal dusky streak, also another 
similarly colored though broader, midwey for length of fin, 
