Paralabrax humeralis (Valenciennes) 
Head 2 O/5+ depth 3 3/53. D.:%, 3S, ts. AveoTIa, fy As 
scales 81 in lateral line to caudal base and 8 more in 
latter; tubes 61 in lateral line to caudal base and 5 
mere on latter; 16 scales above lateral line to spinous 
dorsal origin; 10 abeve to soft dorsal origin, 24 below 
to spinous anal origin; about 60 predersal scales; snout 
4 in head from an upper jaw tip; eye 5 1/6; maxillary 2 2/5; 
interorbital 53. 
Bedy elongately fusiform, compressed; least depth 
ef caudal peduncle 3/4 its length or 3 = in total head 
length, Head width 21/3 its length. Sneut length: about 
4/5 its width. Eye with hind edge advanced 1/3 its own 
diameter before center in head, Mouth large, mandible 
moderately protruding. .Maxillary to eye center; expansion 
1 7/8 in eye, Teeth simple, firm, conic, upper bands narrows 
behind and outer rew slightly larger; lower band in front, 
single row laterally; bands ef fine teeth on vomer and pala- 
times, nene on tongue. Front nostril about last 2fs in 
snout length, with skinny flap about ~ of eye; hind nostril 
simple pere midway between front nostril and eye. Inter- 
orbital flattened. Preoperclie edge finely denticulate, 
though d ntitles little enlarged around angle and on lower 
edge directed gradually forward; median epercular spine much 
larger and mere backward than others, closer to lower, Rakers 
