Kyphosidae 
Girella tricuspidata (Quoy and YGaimard). Pay he Shor 0h 
Head 3S) B/Ssderws 1 2/5: 0. XV, 42. 4s Aw TIT, 12, 33 
scales 48 in lateral line to caudal bese and about 6 more 
larger non-tabular ones on latter; 13 scales above lateral 
line to spinous dorsal origin, 8 to soft dorsal origin, 16 below 
to soft anal origin; °7 predorsal scales; snout 3 in head; eye 
4 2/3; maxillary 3 2/3; interorbital 2 4/5, 
Body elontately ellipsoid, strongly compressed; length 
of caudal peduncle about 5/6 its least d pth; which 1 7/8 in 
head. Head width 17/8 its length, Snout convex over surface, 
slightly depressed pedially, long as wide. Eye rounded, little 
elevated hind edge about midway in head length. Mouth broad, 
gape short, lower jaw slightly included, Maxillary concealed, 
to front nostril, 3 in eye, Teeth compressed, cuneate’ in 
broad bands in jaws , each tooth tridentate. Front nostril 
about last third in snout; hind one slightly larger and little 
nesrer front one than eyes Interorbital convex, preopercle 
edge entire, with traces of very obsolete minute serree along 
hind edge, 
Rakers 15+21, lanceolate, 2 in filaments, which 1 1/6 
in eye. Scales finely ctenoid; in longitudinal rows parallel 
with lateral line above and horizontal below; scales smaller 
all along body edges, especially on breast and belly; radiating 
besal striae 21 or 22; apical denticles 40 or 45; circuli mod- 
erately fine; 11 rows of scales across cheek; lateral line 
