Body elongately and slightly ovoid, back scarcely ele- 
vated; Least depth of caudal peduncle about equals its length 
or 17/8 to 21/10 in head, Head width 1 2/3 to 2 its length. 
Snout convex; length 4/5 its width. Eye rounded, hind edge 
about midway in head length, or hind pupil edge midway in 
younger example, Mouth small, low, lower jaw shorter. Maxillery 
to pupil; expansion 2 to 2 3/5 in eye. Teeth compressed, trifed 
or with brown median incisor like lobe and pointed denticie 
each side, in several rows: of larger ones followed by band of 
minute ones; no others, Nostrils similar, separated, hind 
ond nearer eye than front one which near last fourth in snout. 
Interorbital broadly convex. Preopercle edge rough, especial- 
ly so just above angle in larger example, 
Rakers lanceolate, 157-15, about long as filaments or 1% 
in eye. Scales finely ctenoid, in longitudinal rows slightly 
inclined forward, all smaller and more crowded on front por- 
tion of body, especially on predorsal, very fine on chest and 
breast; radiating Basalilistriae 11 to 15; apical denticles 
60 to 45; circull moderately fine; 11 rows of scales across 
cheek; lateral line mostly concurrent with dorsal profile, 
aboue midway along caudal peduncle side and tubes simple, 
Seventh dorsal spine 2 2/3 to 3 in head; first branched dorsal 
ray 11/3 to 1 2/3; third anal spine 2 2/5 to 3; first branched 
