Head width 2 to 21/5 in total head length. Snout conic, 
length 3/5 its width. Eye large, impinging on upper profile. 
Mouth moderate, lower jaw slightly protruding or jaws even, 
Maxillary to hind eye edge; expansion 1 2/5 to 2 in eye. Jaws 
vomer and palatines with bands of fine teeth; row of slightly 
enlarged outer upper jaw teeth and pair of smaller outer lower 
ones; bands of fine teeth on vomer and palatines; none on 
tongue. Interorbital nearly level. Ffreopercle entire, also 
suprascapula. Rakers III, 1+7, i1, lanceolate, long as fila- 
ments or 3 in eye. Head with cycloid scales, with about 23 
radiating striae; body scales ctenoid, with 18 to 21 eadiating 
striae, of which 10 to 12 basal; apical denticles 50 to 85; 
circuli very fine. First ventral ray reaches anal origin. In 
alcohol faded largely uniform dark brown, Length 59 to 70 mm, 
(caudal damaged). Two examples. Fiji_and Balabac Passage. 
aod i OAR / Latutky A. Pyntative dries x, om Z| or ee 
es , f ue A beterrtae x Bnoplosidne. 
Enoplosus armatus (White). ay et 3 fo. 
Head 2 3/4 to 2.7/8; depth 1% to 2; D. VIII - I, 14, 1, . 
or 15, 1; A. TII, 14, 1 or 15, 13 scales 74 to 92 in lateral 
line to caudal base and 6 more on latter; tubes 51 to 66 in 
lateral line to caudal base and 5 or 6 more on latter; about 
ke scales between fifth dorsal spine base and lateral line; 
33 to 36 scales from anal origin to front of horizontal sec- 
tion of lateral line; about 30 predorsal scales to occiput; 
