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Eye elevated, hind edge about midway in head, little advanced 
in younger examples. Mouth moderately small, but slightly 
inclined; lower jaw protrudes a little. iaxillary to eye, reaches 
pupil or eye center in younger; expansion 2 1/5 to 2] in eye. 
Narrow bend of fine conic uniform teeth in jaws; outer row of 
Slighly enlarged well-spaced teeth; usually pair of wide-set 
upper canines forward, sometimes double; no other teeth, Nog- 
trils together, alike; front one about last fourth in snout, 
Interorbital level to Slightly concave. Preopercle edge with 
few minute serrae behind, lower edge entire; suprascapula 
entire, 
Rakers 819 or 10, lanceolate to rather robust, 2 to 3 
in filaments, which 2 1/5 to 24 ineye. Scales finely ctenoid, 
in longitudinal rows parallel with lateral line above, horizon- 
tal jrows below; scales but slightly smaller toward body edges; 
and small on caudal base; 3 rows of cheek Scales; basal radi- 
ating striae 5 to 8; apical serrae 54 to 105; circuli extremely 
fine; lateral line concurrent with dorsal profile, oblique 
aiong caudal peduncle; side well above middle, to caudal base 
medially and small tubes simple, Fourth dorsal spine 2 1/8 
to 2? in head; seventh dorsal ray about 1 7/8; third anal 
spine 2 i/3 to 3; third anal ray” 1: 6/6 te 2: upper caudal lobe 
1 1/5 to 1 2/5; pectoral 1 1/6 to 1 1/5; ventral 1 1/5 to 13. 
