Body elongate, fusiform, compressed; least depth of 
caudal peduncle about half its length or 2% to 2 3/5 in 
head. Head width 1 5/6 to 2 in its length. Snout conic, 
width 1 1/8 its length. Eye elevated, hind pupil edge about 
midway in head. Mouth rather large,, lower jaw slightly 
included, Maxillary to front pupil edge or eye center; 
expansion 11/6 to lg in eye, Bands of small simple conic 
teeth in jaws; vomer and palatines each with patch of 
similar teeth, though pelatine more obtuse; none on tongue, 
Barbels not extending beyond hing preopercel edge, flexible. 
Nostril small, midway in snout length. Interorbital slightly 
elevated convexly, or nearly level. 
Rakers iv 2+10+vi or vil, lanceolate, 11/3 in fila- 
ments, which latter equal eye. Scales finely ctenoid; in rather 
even longitudinal rows; small scales over most first few soft 
dorsal and anal rays; caudal base scaled; 4 rows of cheek scales 
behind spinous doen? tip and soft dorsal origin; basal radiat- 
ing striae 4 to 8; edge scalloped; apical denticles 165 to 190; 
circuli very fine; Valaret line concurrent with back to caudal 
base medially, little high along caudel peduncle side at first; 
tubes arborescent. First dorsal spine 1¢ to 1 1/3 in head; 
first dorsal ray 23 second enal spine 3 1/5 to 33; first anal 
ray 1 5/6 to 1 9/10; caudal deeply forked, lower lobe 1; pec- 
toral 1 2/5; ventral 1 3/5/ 4n alcohol largely faded, brownish 
generally. Trace of about 5 obscure dark horizontal bands on 
