Fourth dorsal spine 1 3/5 in head; second dorsal ray 24; 
second anal spine 2; first dorsal ray 2%; upper caudal 
lobe 24; pectoral 11/10; ventral 1 1/3. 
Golor in alcohol dull brown generally, much paler 
below and most everywhere silvery-wnite sheen or reflec- 
tions, also same along sides of larger spines. a 
dusky brown blotch on spinous dorsal between fourth to 
seventh spines, fins otherwise dull brown. Iris yellow- 
ish-brown, Length 135 mm, Manila. 
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Isacia conceptionis (Cuvier). (a4 -/ ¥7 
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) Head 3 1/10 to 3 1/53; depth 3 to 3 1/5: Di RLET, “34: 
A. III, 13; scales along and above lateral line to caudal 
base 73 to 80 and about 10 to 12 larger ones on latter; 
48? to 54 tubes in lateral line to caudal base and 6 or 
7 more on latter; 10 or 11 scales above lateral line to 
spinous dorsal origin and about same above to soft dor- 
sal origin, 16 or 17? below to spinous anal origin; 
about 55 to 60 predorsal scales; snout 3 1/3 to 32 in head; 
from upper jaw tip; eye a3 to 53 maxillary 3 4/6. to: 3,273; 
interorbital 3 1/8 to 3 1/6, 
Body elongately ovoid, compressed; least depth of 
caudal peduncle 1 3/4 to 1 4/5 its length or 3g to 3 2/3 
in total head length. Head width half its length. Snout 
conic, length 5/6 to 1 in its width. Eye circular, but 
