Upeneus porphyreus Jenkins 
Head 3: depth 2.7/8 ve°6 1/5; BD, VIII - 2; 6, 4: A. 
It, 6, 13; seales 26 to eo in lateral line to caudal base 
and 2 more on latter; 3 scales above lateral line to 
spinous dorsal origin, 7 below to spinous anal origin; 
13 to 15 predorsal scales; snout 2 to 2¢ in head; eye 
5 2/5 to 4 1/8; maxillary 2 2/5 to 2 3/5; interorbital 3 1/3 
to 3 7/8; eye 2 in snout, 
Body elongate, back little e#evated, compressed; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 1g to 1¢ its length or 2 2/5 50 2 3/5 
in head, Head width 12 to 2 1/8 its length, Snout conic, little 
compressed, width 1 1/5 to 1 2/5 its heneth, Eye elevated, 
close to upper profile, front pupil edge about midway in head 
or eye center midway in young... Mouth moderate, lower jaw in- 
cluded, .Maxillary to hind nostril, apparently nearly to eye 
in young; expansion 1 1/3 to lg in eye. Teeth conic, strong, 
bather obtuse, uniserial in jaws; no others, Barbels flexible, 
not quite to hind preopercle edge, 14 to 1 2/3 in head, Front 
nostril small pore midway in snout; hind nostril small verticel 
slit close before front eye edge. Interorbital nearly level, 
Ypercle spine moderate, about level with lower pupil edge, 
Rakers 6 to 8 21 to 26, lanceolate, 11/6 to slightly 
longer than filaments or 1 5/4 to 2 in eye. Scales finely 
ctenoid, in even longitudinal rows paraltel with lateral 
line; caudal largely covered with small scales; 3 rows of 
cheek scales; basal radiating striae 5 or 6, andl to 3 
