in showing. Head 3; depth 24 to 2 2/3; scales 47 to 49 
in lateral line to caudal base; 6 scales above lateral 
liné; 11 below; eys 2 3/h to 27/8 in head from upper 
jaw tip} maxillary 2 2/5 20 23; interorbital 3 1/5 to 
3; head width 2 1/10 to 2¢ in its total length; hind 
eye edge very slightly advanced to center in head length; 
hind preopercle edge entire, lower minutely serrated; 
fifth dorsal spine 1 2/5 to 1 2/3; third analispines?2 1/10 
to012c1/63/pectoral 1 2/5 to 14; ventral 1 3/4 to 1 4/5; 
scales with 9 to 14 basal radii, apical serrae 36 to 40; 
rakers lilt 2l, 
Serranidae, 
Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi). 
Head 1 2/5; depth 2%; D.XI,17, 1; A.III, 7,1; scales 
about in lateral line to caudal base and 30 or more on 
latter; tubes 80.in lateral line to caudal base and 10 or 
more on latter; 28 scales above lateral line to first dor- 
Sal spine base, 24 above to first dorsal ray base, about 
60 below to anal origin; 83 predorsal scales, snout 4 in 
head from upper jaw tip; eye 6 2/3; maxillary 2 1/8; in- 
terorbital 6 1/5. 
Body well compressed, back elevated; least depth of 
caudal peduncle equals its length or 3 3/5 in total head 
length, Head width 2 1/3 its length. Snout length about 
