several inner front upper elongated and depressible; pair 
of upper wide-set canines, also apparently closer-set pair 
below; inner mandibular teeth largest and others disappear 
behind, theugh anteriorly form rather irregular outer row; 
band ef fine teeth on vomer and pelatines, none on tongue. 
Front nestril about last third in snout; hind néstril midway 
between front one and eye. Interorbital slightly convex, 
Hind preopercle edge minutely and rather evenly denticulate; 
cluster of 4 subequal conspicous spines at angle, none below; 
median opercular spine most backward, closer to lower, though 
latter before upperinost. Rakers 21 to 35, finely lanceolate, 
twice filaments er 1g; in eye. Scales finely ctenoid; 6 to 8 
radiately basal striae; about 24 apical denticles; circull 
fine; scaly suprascalula entire; lateral line concurrent with 
back, midway along side of caudal peduncle to caudal base; 
small tubes simple, 
Third dersal spine & 7/8 in head; secend anal spine 3 1/5; 
truncate caudal 1 2/5; pectoral 14, ventral 1 2/3, Color in 
elcohel d-ep brown generally; brown streaka from lewer eye edge 
toward lower pectoral base, another along and above upper maxil- 
lary edge down below preeperclecorner, Head above and trunk 
merked with waved lengthwise lines, somewhat reticulated, Fins 
brown, rayed vertical ones with mere or less waved streaks of 
dark, transverse or caudal, Pectoral brown, Ventral with 
dusky terminally. Length 165 mm, Rte Janeire, 
