Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier). fin. /¥ 7 
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Head 2 2/5; depth 2 2/5; D. XIII, 15; A. III, 8, i; 
scales lle in lateral line to caudal base and 14 large ones 
on latter; 52 tubes tn lateral line to caudal base and 
4 more on latter; 25 scales above lateral line to spinous 
dorsal origin, 16 to seventh dorsal spine base, 43 below 
to spinous anal origin; about 70 predorsal scales; snout 
42 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4 1/8; maxillary 2 1/10; 
interorbital 6 1/4. 
Body deeply ellipséid, well compressed; caudal peduncle 
about deep as long, least depth 3 1/8 in total head length, 
Mead width half its length, Snout conic, length 3/5 its 
width. tips center shightly/before first third in head, 
Mouth iarge, lower jaw very slightly protrudes; Maxillary 
almost to hind eye edge; expansion 1 2/5 in eye. Fine teeth 
in narrow bands in jaws; pair of wide-set canines in front 
of upper jaw, another closer at front of lower dnd canine or 
mandibular ramus little before middle; band of fine teeth 
on vomer and each palatine, none on tongue. Front nostril 
at last third in head; hind nostril midway between front 
one and eye. Interorbital broadly convex. Hind preoper- 
cle edge finely serrate end 3 strong antrorse spines in 
lower edge; lower opercular spine in advance of upper, 
median most backward and closer to lower, Rakers iv, 3 
~ 12, lanceolate, filaments 4/5 of rakers, which 1 7/8 in eye, 
